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BOTH PARENTS ACKNOWLEDGED A CHANGE IN THE CUSTODY ARRANGEMENT WAS NEEDED, FAMILY COURT SHOULD NOT HAVE DISMISSED MOTHER’S PETITION (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined mother’s petition for modification of the custody arrangement should not have been dismissed. The matter was remitted for a continued hearing:

… [A]ccepting the mother’s evidence as true and affording her the benefit of every favorable inference, the mother presented sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case of showing a change of circumstances which might warrant modification of custody in the best interests of the children … . The mother testified at the hearing that the parties had orally agreed to alter the custody arrangement so as to have the children alternate between the parents’ homes every two weeks, instead of every week as provided in the January 2015 order. This testimony was consistent with the father’s statements in his answer. That both parents acknowledged that an adjustment to the original custody arrangement was needed, together with information derived from the in camera interviews and other evidence in the record that the weekly shifting between parental homes could be adversely impacting the children, was sufficient to warrant a full inquiry into what arrangement was in the children’s best interests. “In addition, while not dispositive, the express wishes of older and more mature children can support the finding of a change in circumstances” … . Matter of Morales v Goicochea, 2019 NY Slip Op 06494, Second Dept 9-11-19

 

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