Legal Opinion
Linn v. Wilson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 2009PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: Respondent father appeals from an order that, inter alia, granted the petition to modify a prior order of custody and visitation by granting petitioner mother permission for the parties’ child to relocate with her to Alabama. We reject the father’s contention that Family Court abused its discretion in failing to direct that the mother be examined by a psychiatrist or psychologist (see Family Ct Act § 251 [a]). “ ‘[T]he decision whether to direct [such an] evaluation in a child custody dispute *1768is within the sound discretion of the court’ ” (Matter of Kubista v Kubista, 11 AD3d 743,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Kubista v. KubistaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Scialdo v. CookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Peters v. PetersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Heintz v. HeintzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Katz v. ShomronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Hall v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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