Legal Opinion

Verity v. Verity

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

Decided January 29, 1985PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, without costs, and petition dismissed. Memorandum: The issue on this appeal is whether Family Court had before it sufficient facts to warrant a change of custody. We hold that it did not.

The testimony at trial established that following their divorce the parties, who had joint custody, enjoyed an amicable relationship with respect to their children until respondent mother moved with the children to Minneapolis, Minnesota, without telling petitioner this fact ahead of time. She did discuss the matter with her attorney, however, and requested…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Weiss v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Nehra v. UhlarNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Yeo v. CornaireAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lenczycki v. LenczyckiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Saperston v. HoldawayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Hathaway v. HathawayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. Graci v. GraciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. Lizzio v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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