Young v. Roe

The mother is presumptively entitled to custody by force of the decree of a sister state making such award. The New York court, however, is not without power to make a different award if intervening and current circumstances have changed. (Ansorge v. Armour, 267 N. Y. 492; Restatement, Conflict of Laws, §§ 147, 148, and New York Annotations.) The evidence requires a finding that the welfare of the child will be better promoted under the custody of the father. It does not appear that the mother has a permanent home or a firm source of income. There appears to be a suitable degree of domestic…