Legal Opinion

Ross v. Ross

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 8, 2009PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

“In order to modify an existing custody arrangement, there must be a showing of a subsequent change of circumstances so that modification is required to protect the best interests of the child” (Matter of Fallarino v Ayala, 41 AD3d 714, 714 [2007]; see Matter of Strand-O’Shea v O’Shea, 32 AD3d 398 [2006]; Scheuering v Scheuering, 27 AD3d 446, 447 [2006]; Matter of Heuthe o McLaren, 1 AD3d 514 [2003]). The best interests of the child are determined by a review of the totality of the circumstances (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Matter of Fallarino o Ayala, 41 AD 3d at…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Entwistle v. EntwistleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  3. Fallarino v. AyalaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Gurewich v. GurewichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Davies v. DaviesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Wakefield v. WakefieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. James R.O. v. Cond-ArnoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Matter of Castagnini v. Hyman-HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Flores v. MarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Jones v. PaganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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