Handel v. Handel

Memorandum: In appeal No. 1, plaintiff mother appeals from an order that, inter alia, denied her motion seeking permission for the parties’ child to relocate with her to Boca Raton, Florida. We affirm. Supreme Court properly applied the factors set forth in Matter of Tropea v Tropea (87 NY2d 727, 740-741 [1996]) in determining that the mother failed to meet her burden of demonstrating that the proposed relocation was in the best interests of the child. Inasmuch as the court’s determination has a sound and substantial basis in the record, we decline to disturb it (see Matter of Rauch v Keller,…