Legal Opinion
Manzella v. Milano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 29, 2011PublishedCited by 10 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 Arduino v Ayuso, 70 AD3d 682, 682 [2010]; see Matter of Quinones v Ibarrondo, 67 AD3d 686, 686 [2009]). “The court’s determination [with respect to custody and visitation] depends to a great extent upon its assessment of the credibility of the witnesses and upon the character, temperament, and sincerity of the parents” (Matter of Blanco v Corbett, 8 AD3d 374, 374…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sinnott-Turner v. KolbaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Arduino v. AyusoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Cashel v. CashelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Blanco v. CorbettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Quinones v. IbarrondoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Matter of Weiss v. RosenthalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Matter of Saldana v. LoprestiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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