Legal Opinion
Morillo v. Nunez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 24, 2012PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*876The Family Court did not err in denying the father’s petition to modify a prior custody order dated August 31, 2009, so as to award him sole custody of the parties’ child. “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” (Matter of Nava v Kinsler, 85 AD3d 1186, 1186 [2011]; see Family Ct Act § 652 [a]; Matter of Catalano v Catalano, 66 AD3d 1012, 1013 [2009]). Here, the father’s testimony did not establish a sufficient…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Jennings v. SmallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Catalano v. CatalanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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