Legal Opinion

Granata v. Granata

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

Decided December 31, 2001PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Shapiro, J.), entered November 28, 2000, which denied his motion to modify an agreement between the parties providing for joint custody of their children, and granted the plaintiffs cross motion awarding her sole custody of the children.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“[A]Iteration of an established custody arrangement will be ordered only upon a showing of sufficient change in circumstances reflecting a real need for change in order to insure the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Van Hoesen v. Van HoesenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Robert T. F. v. Rosemary F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Russo v. RussoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. White v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Oldfield v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Pambianchi v. GoldbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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