Legal Opinion

McBryde v. Bodden

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

Decided January 17, 2012PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

“[E]ach 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 *782child. While the respective rights of the custodial and noncustodial parents are unquestionably significant factors that must be considered ... it is the rights and needs of the children that must be accorded the greatest weight” (Matter of Tropea v Tropea, 87 NY2d 727, 739 [1996]). In all relocation cases, the courts consider and give appropriate weight to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. MATTER OF TROPEA v. TropeaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Jennings v. Yillah-ChowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Clarke v. BoertleinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Martino v. RamosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Hamed v. HamedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Caruso v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Karen H. v. Maurice G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Francis-Miller v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Matter of Detwiler v. DetwilerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Sahagun v. AlixAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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