Dickerson v. Knox

Petitioner (hereinafter the father) and respondent (hereinafter the mother) are the parents of two children (born in 2001 and 2003). In 2007, the parties stipulated to joint physical custody of the children, with sole legal custody to the mother. In November 2008, Family Court entered a default order modifying the previous custody order by awarding sole legal and physical custody of the children to the mother, with supervised visitation to the father. The father thereafter moved to vacate the default order and, by order entered in January 2010, Family Court denied the motion.

In October 2009,…