Cynthia Marie S. v. Allen Wayne L.

Petitioner and respondent are, respectively, the mother and father of Christopher L., born in September 1991. Following marital difficulties, petitioner and respondent entered into a separation agreement while visiting relatives in New York City in August 1994. The agreement provided, inter alia, for joint legal custody of their son, with physical custody of the child to be enjoyed alternately by each parent for six-month periods until Christopher reached school age, at which time he would reside with petitioner. Petitioner subsequently moved to New York City; respondent moved to the…