Legal Opinion

Neu v. Neu

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

Decided March 10, 2003PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a child custody proceed*510ing pursuant to Family Court article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated June 20, 2001, which, inter alia, after a hearing, denied her petition for a change in custody from the father to her.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

It is well established that a change in custody should be made only if the totality of the circumstances warrants a change in the best interests of the child (see Matter of Lopez v Lopez, 233 AD2d 398 [1996]). Moreover, since any custody determination…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Walker v. TallmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Alanna M. v. Duncan M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Cardarelli ex rel. Cardarelli v. CardarelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Lopez v. LopezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Haselkorn v. HaselkornAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Trinagel v. BoyarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Gorniok v. Zeledon-MussioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Nunn v. BagleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Tori v. ToriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Anwar v. SaniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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