Legal Opinion
In re Sergei P. v. Sofia M.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 18, 2007PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, New York County (Karen I. Lupuloff, J.), entered on or about October 24, 2006, which, without a hearing, dismissed the petition for change of custody, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
A parent seeking a change of custody is not automatically entitled to a hearing (Matter of Coutsoukis v Samora, 265 AD2d 482 [1999]). Where parents enter into a formal custody agreement, it will not be set aside without a showing of a sufficient change in circumstances since the time of the stipulation, and unless the proposed modification is shown to be in the best interests of the child…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smoczkiewicz v. SmoczkiewiczAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Watts v. WattsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Coutsoukis v. SamoraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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