Legal Opinion

Jones v. Leppert

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

Decided July 13, 2010PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of Family Court, *553Orange County (Woods, J.), dated May 13, 2009, which, after a hearing, granted the father’s petition to modify a prior order of the same court dated November 25, 2008, so as to award him sole legal and physical custody of the subject child, with visitation to her.

Ordered that the order dated May 13, 2009, is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

To modify an existing custody arrangement, there must be a showing of a change in circumstances such that modification is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Young v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Kuncman v. KuncmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Cuccurullo v. CuccurulloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Nikolic v. IngrassiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Vasquez v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Chabotte v. FaellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Caravella v. ToaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Garcia v. FountainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. McClurkin v. BaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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