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Criteria for Determining Whether Relocation of Custodial Parent is in Best Interests of the Children Explained

The Second Department explained the criteria for determining whether relocation of the custodial parent would be in the best interests of the children as follows:

In determining whether relocation is appropriate, the court must consider a number of factors, including the child’s relationship with each parent, the effect of the move on contact with the noncustodial parent, and each parent’s motives for seeking or opposing the move … . In assessing these factors, “no single factor should be treated as dispositive or given such disproportionate weight as to predetermine the outcome” … . “In the end, it is for the court to determine, based on all of the proof, whether it has been established by a preponderance of the evidence that a proposed relocation would serve the child’s best interests” … .

…The Family Court found credible the mother’s testimony at trial that, if she were permitted to relocate with the children to Florida, the children’s quality of life would be significantly improved on a day-to-day basis because the cost of living would be less than it is in New York, where she was struggling financially, and the mother would have several close family members in the vicinity of her new home to offer her support. Significantly, it was undisputed that the mother was the children’s primary caregiver, and that the father was minimally involved in the children’s lives.  Matter of Davis v Ogden, 2013 NY Slip Op 05626, Second Dept 8-14-13

 

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