Legal Opinion

Bacchi v. Clancy

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

Decided December 19, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

“ ‘A modification of an existing custody arrangement should be allowed only upon a showing of a sufficient change in circumstances demonstrating a real need for a change of custody in order to insure the child’s best interests’ ” (Sano v Sano, 98 AD3d 659, 659 [2012], quoting Matter of Nava v Kinsler, 85 AD3d 1186, 1186 [2011]; see Matter of Kimberly A.H. v Perez, 99 AD3d 903 [2012]). The determination of a child’s best interests requires a review of the totality of the circumstances (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]). In addition, inasmuch as custody determinations turn in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Nava v. KinslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Doroski v. AshtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Diaz v. DiazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Kimberly A.H. v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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