Reed v. Reed

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Cortland County (Mullen, J.), entered September 27, 1995, which, inter alia, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, awarded the parties joint custody of their child.

Shortly before their daughter’s second birthday, the parties, on April 5, 1991, entered into a separation agreement* providing for joint legal custody with each parent having physical custody of the child for several days each week. The parties never complied fully with their agreement; rather, petitioner maintained physical custody while respondent picked the child up…