Legal Opinion
Bowers v. Bowers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.
*1201Upon his application for modification of the prior custody order, the father was obliged to “demonstrate, first, a change in circumstances occurring after issuance of the order sought to be modified and, second, that modification of the previous order is necessary to ensure the children’s best interests” (Matter of Ildefonso v Brooker, 94 AD3d 1344, 1344 [2012]; see Matter of Bond v MacLeod, 83 AD3d 1304, 1305 [2011]). Shortly before the custody order was issued, the father relocated to Vermont, resulting in difficulties with his visitation. Specifically, he could not comfortably drive that…
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- Ildefonso v. BrookerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Bouwens v. BouwensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Miller v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Bond v. BondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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