Legal Opinion
Tercjak v. Tercjak
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 2008PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
An agreement between parents concerning custody will not be set aside unless there is a sufficient change in circumstances since the time of the agreement and unless the modification of the custody agreement is in the best interests of the child (see Pambianchi v Goldberg, 35 AD3d 688, 689 [2006]). As a custody determination depends to a great extent upon an assessment of the character and credibility of the parties and witnesses, the findings of the Family Court will not be disturbed unless they lack a sound and substantial basis in the record (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 174…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Kuncman v. KuncmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Vinciguerra v. VinciguerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Honeywell v. HoneywellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Pambianchi v. GoldbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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