Knauff v. Fritz

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), entered December 19, 1983, which dismissed petitioner’s application for a change in custody of the parties’ minor child.

Petitioner sought a change in custody of her son from respondent, her former husband, alleging a change of circumstances and that the emotional and physical welfare of the child require such a change. Following a hearing and an in camera interview with the child and his Law Guardian, Family Court concluded that it would not be in the child’s best interest to alter the custody arrangement and…