Hamed v. Hamed
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
“When reviewing a custodial parent’s request to relocate, the court’s primary focus must be on the best interests of the child” (Matter of Giraldo v Gomez, 49 AD3d 645, 645 [2008]; see Matter of Said v Said, 61 AD3d 879, 881 [2009]). “Relocation may be allowed if the custodial parent demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed move is in the child’s best interests” (Matter of Steadman v Roumer, 81 AD3d 653, 654 [2011]). “Although each custodial parent’s request for relocation must be decided on its own merits, the factors to be considered include, but are not limited…
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