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THE COURT’S PRIOR ORDER STATED FATHER’S COMPLIANCE FOR SIX MONTHS WOULD CONSTITUTE A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES AND FATHER DEMONSTRATED SUCH COMPLIANCE; IN ADDITION MOTHER’S RELOCATION TO ARIZONA WITHOUT PERMISSION CONSTITUTED A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES; IN-PERSON VISITATION ORDERED (FOURTH DEPT). ​

The Fourth Department, reversing Family Court, determined father demonstrated a change in circumstances warranting in-person visitation with the children. The prior order of the court stated that father’s compliance for six months would constitute a change in circumstances and father demonstrated such compliance. In addition, mother’s relocation to Arizona without permission also constituted an actionable change in circumstances:

The prior order provided “that sufficient compliance with [the] order for a period of six (6) months will constitute a change of circumstances for [f]ather to re[-]petition for additional visitation time and overnights.” The father testified that he had been exercising his visitation consistently until the mother moved to Arizona with the children, an assertion that went unchallenged during the hearing. We conclude that the father established a change in circumstances based on his compliance with the terms of the prior order. We also conclude that the mother’s relocation without permission constituted a change in circumstances because it resulted in a substantial interference with the father’s visitation rights … .

Based on the record before us, we further conclude that modification of the father’s visitation schedule to include in-person visitation would serve the children’s best interests … . Matter of Hudson v Carter, 2024 NY Slip Op 03615, Fourth Dept 7-3-24

Practice Point: If a court order indicates compliance for six months will constitute a change in circumstances warranting modification of custody, that condition should be honored by the court.

 

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