Legal Opinion
Ireland v. Ireland
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 18, 1998No. SC 15769PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
This certified appeal arises out of the trial court’s denial of the motion by the plaintiff, Irene Ireland, seeking permission to relocate with her minor son to California and its granting of the motion by the defendant, James F. Ireland, to enjoin and restrain the relocation. The principal issue is whether the trial court correctly placed the burden on the plaintiff custodial *415parent to prove that relocation would be in the best interests of the child.
The following facts, which appear in the Appellate Court opinion, are pertinent to this appeal. “The parties’ marriage was…
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