Legal Opinion

Fitje v. Fitje

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

Decided August 9, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*600An application to modify the custody and visitation provisions of a judgment that are based upon a stipulation of the parties will not be granted absent a showing of a sufficient change in circumstances from the time of the stipulation, and that the modification would be in the best interests of the children (see Matter of Deochand v Deochand, 80 AD3d 609 [2011]; Matter of Skeete v Hamilton, 78 AD3d 1187, 1187-1188 [2010]; Spratt v Fontana, 46 AD3d 670, 671 [2007]). A party seeking such a modification is not automatically entitled to a hearing on the application, but first must make an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Leichter-Kessler v. KesslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Davis v. VendittoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Skeete v. HamiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Salvatore v. SalvatoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Blackstock v. PriceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Aronowich-Culhane v. FournierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. Kollmar v. KollmarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Matter of Acworth v. KollmarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Grant v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Kollmar v. KollmarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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