Matter of Thomas v. Wong
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Terrence J. McElrath, J.), dated June 20, 2013. The order granted the father’s petition to modify a prior order of custody of that court so as to award him sole custody of the parties’ child.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Modification of an existing custody or visitation order is only warranted upon a showing that there has been a change in circumstances such that modification is required to protect the best interests of the child (see Family Ct Act § 652 [a]; Matter of Hixenbaugh v Hixenbaugh, 111…
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