Legal Opinion

Zima v. Aguirre-Cotliar

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 22, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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

  1. Obey v. DeglingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. David W. v. Julia W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Pedreira v. PedreiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Patricia C. v. Bruce L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Elizabeth T.L. v. Jeffrey C.L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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