Corigliano v. Corigliano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*329A parent who seeks a change of custody is not automatically entitled to a hearing but must make some evidentiary showing sufficient to warrant a hearing (see Matter of Coutsoukis v Samora, 265 AD2d 482, 483; Teuschler v Teuschler, 242 AD2d 289, 290; Matter of Miller v Lee, 225 AD2d 778, 779). A change of custody should be made only if the totality of the circumstances warrants a modification (see Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 95-96).
The plaintiff father alleges that the defendant mother now works full time in Connecticut and attends college three nights a week. He further alleges…
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- Miller v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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