Legal Opinion
Groth v. Groth
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Following a hearing, Family Court properly denied the petition seeking modification of a previous custody order. “When there is no indication that a change in custody will substantially enhance the child’s welfare [citation omitted] and the custodial parent is not shown to be unfit or less fit to continue as the proper custodian, the custody arrangement in place should not be disturbed” (Matter of Muzzi v Muzzi, 189 AD2d 1022, 1023; see, Fisher v Fisher, 206 AD2d 910). The evidence does not establish that the mother’s proposed change in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Zelnik v. ZelnikAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Fisher v. FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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