Legal Opinion
Pignetti v. Maust
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 6, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In consolidated child custody proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Kiedaisch, J.), entered April 5, 1999, which, after a hearing, denied his petition for custody of the parties’ child and granted the mother’s petition to relocate with the child from Orange County, New York, to Fort Drum, New York.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, the father’s petition is granted, and the mother’s petition is denied as academic. “ ‘[A] change in custody should be made only if the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Young v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re Darlene T.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Morgan v. BeckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Vernon Mc. v. Brenda N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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