Legal Opinion
Giraldo v. Gomez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 2008PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
When reviewing a custodial parent’s request to relocate, the court’s primary focus must be on the best interests of the child (see Matter of Tropea v Tropea, 87 NY2d 727, 739 [1996]; Kime v Kime, 302 AD2d 564 [2003]; Harmon v Harmon, 254 AD2d 456 [1998]). Furthermore, “ ‘[s]ince the Family Court’s . . . determination is largely dependent upon an assessment of the credibility of the witnesses and upon the character, temperament, and sincerity of the parents, its determination should not be disturbed unless it lacks a sound and substantial basis in the record’ ” (Matter of Grossman v Grossman,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- MATTER OF TROPEA v. TropeaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Plaza v. PlazaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Grossman v. GrossmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Harmon v. HarmonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Kime v. KimeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
3Cited by25 opinions
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- Hamed v. HamedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Davis v. OgdenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Garcia v. BecerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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