Legal Opinion
Cadet v. Lamour
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 5, 2011PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A “relocation request must be considered on its own merits with due consideration of all the relevant facts and circumstances and with predominant emphasis being placed on what outcome is most likely to serve the best interests of the child” (Matter of Tropea v Tropea, 87 NY2d 727, 739 [1996]). Here, the Family Court considered the appropriate factors in determining that it was not in the child’s best interests to relocate with the mother to Newburgh (id.).
To modify an existing custody arrangement, there must be a showing of a change in circumstances such that modification is required to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- MATTER OF TROPEA v. TropeaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Zeis v. SlaterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Caravella v. ToaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Gonnard v. GuidoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Griffin v. Moore-JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Matter of Bartlett v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026
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