Legal Opinion

Davis v. Pignataro

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

Decided July 11, 2012PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

“ ‘In order to modify an existing custody or visitation arrangement, there must be a showing that there has been a change in circumstances such that modification is required to protect the best interests of the child’ ” (Matter of Peralta v Irrizary, 76 AD3d 561, 562 [2010], quoting Matter of Arduino v Ayuso, 70 AD3d 682, 682 [2010]). “ ‘The best interests of the child are determined by a review of the totality of the circumstances’ ” (Matter of Jackson v Coleman, 94 AD3d 762, 763 [2012], quoting Matter of Skeete v Hamilton, 78 AD3d 1187, 1188 [2010]; see Matter of Solovay v Solovay, 94 AD3d…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Maloney v. MaloneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. Solovay v. SolovayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Neuman v. NeumanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Skeete v. HamiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Chabotte v. FaellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Matter of Bowe v. BoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Guzman v. PizarroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. James M. v. Kevin M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Matter of Baby Girl Z. (Yaroslava Z.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Hixenbaugh v. HixenbaughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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