Legal Opinion

Nava v. Kinsler

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

Decided June 28, 2011PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Lynaugh, J.), dated June 21, 2009, which, after a hearing, denied her petition to modify an order of the same court dated February 21, 2007, awarding the father residential custody of the subject child upon the parties’ consent, so as to award her residential custody of the child.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

A modification of an existing custody arrangement should be allowed only upon a showing of a sufficient change…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Louise E. S. v. W. Stephen S.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Manfredo v. ManfredoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Trinagel v. BoyarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Larkin v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  2. Dorsa v. DorsaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Matter of Connolly v. WalshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Tobar v. Velez-MolinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Cornejo v. SalasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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