Legal Opinion

Marino v. Marino

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

Decided December 30, 2011PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum:

The Attorney for the Child appeals from an order that granted the petition of petitioner father seeking to modify the parties’ prior custody agreement by awarding him sole custody of the parties’ child. We note at the outset that, although Family Court may alter an existing custody agreement *1695only in the event that there is “a showing of a change in circumstances [that] reflects a real need for change to ensure the best interests] of the child” (Matter of Carey v Windover, 85 AD3d 1574, 1574 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 710 [2011] [internal quotation marks omitted]), the Attorney for…

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