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MOTHER’S PETITION FOR PERMISSION TO RELOCATE TO FLORIDA WITH THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing Family Court, determined mother’s petition for permission to relocate to Florida with the children should have been granted:

“Taken as a whole, the mother’s testimony demonstrated . . . that the mother’s reasons for wanting to relocate were familial and economic and that the proposed relocation would likely enhance the lives of the mother and the child[ren] economically and emotionally” … . * * *

Although we recognize the importance of an ongoing relationship between the father and the children, the … proof reflects that the mother is, by far, the more involved parent and the primary caregiver, that the lives of the mother and the children would be enhanced by the relocation to Florida, that the children want to make that move, and that the mother is willing to facilitate significant visitation between the children and the father if it occurs. As such, Family Court’s determination denying the mother’s relocation request is not supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record … . Matter of Amber GG. v Eric HH., 2023 NY Slip Op 03059, Third Dept 6-8-23

Practice Point: Mother demonstrated she was the more involved parent and that she and her children would be better off financially and emotionally if she moved near her relatives in Florida. She further demonstrated she is willing to facilitate significant visitation with father. Her petition to relocate should have been granted.

 

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