Zima v. Aguirre-Cotliar
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Judith J. Gische, J.), entered September 28, 2004, which denied defendant’s application for a change in custody, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Defendant fails to allege sufficient evidentiary facts to warrant a hearing based on a change in circumstances (see David W. v Julia W., 158 AD2d 1, 6-7 [1990]). The initial custody determination, made after a lengthy bench trial before the same Justice, was amply supported by the evidence, including the testimony of the neutral court-appointed forensic evaluator (see Pedreira v Pedreira, 17 AD3d 213…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Obey v. DeglingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- David W. v. Julia W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Pedreira v. PedreiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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