Legal Opinion

Susan A. v. Ibrahim A.

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

Decided June 7, 2012PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Sarah P Cooper, Special Ref.), entered on or about June 17, 2011, which, after a trial, granted petitioner mother’s petition to modify a prior custody order, entered on or about August 20, 2009, and awarded her sole legal and physical custody of the parties’ two children, with liberal visitation to respondent father, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The Family Court properly modified the prior custody order, since a “change of circumstances” (see Matter of Santiago v Halbal, 88 AD3d 616, 617 [2011]) occurred when respondent was arrested and incarcerated,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. James Joseph M. v. Rosana R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Muller v. MullerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Gant v. HigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Santiago v. HalbalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Breitenstein v. StoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Matter of Nyasia E. R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Adam MM. v. Toni NN.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Adam MM. v. Toni NN.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Breitenstein v. StoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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