Legal Opinion
Ammirata v. Ammirata
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 2008PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A visitation order may be modified upon a showing of a subsequent change of circumstances and that modification is required (see Family Ct Act § 467 [b] [ii]; Matter of Sullivan v Sullivan, 40 AD3d 865 [2007]; Matter of Manos v Manos, 282 AD2d 749 [2001]). Here, the evidence presented at the hearing warranted increasing the visitation the mother was afforded. The most important factor to be considered in adjudicating visitation rights is the best interests of the children (see Matter of Wilson v McGlinchey, 2 NY3d 375, 381 [2004]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 95-96 [1982];…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Wilson v. McGlincheyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- Sullivan v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Messinger v. MessingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Manos v. ManosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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- Catalano v. CatalanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Puglisi v. ButlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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