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FATHER’S PETITION FOR PERMISSION TO RELOCATE WITH THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined the denial of father’s petition for permission to relocate with the children was not supported by the evidence:

The father’s testimony demonstrated that he was unable to continue renting his grandmother’s house in New York, where he and the children had been residing, and that the mother provided only $25 per month in child support for both children … . The father’s testimony also demonstrated that, if permitted to relocate, he would be able to obtain employment in his field of experience with at least the same salary as he earned in New York and that his living expenses would be lower in South Carolina than they were in New York … . Additionally, the father would have support from extended family in South Carolina, including the paternal grandmother, a certified behavioral analyst and special education administrator who has assisted the father in addressing one of the children’s special needs … .

With respect to the mother’s relationship with the children, the hearing testimony demonstrated that the father has been the children’s primary caregiver since 2017 and that the mother was not involved in the children’s day-to-day lives, education, or healthcare … . Although the father’s relocation will have an impact upon the mother’s ability to spend time with the children, the Family Court can fashion an appropriate parental access schedule that will allow the mother to foster a relationship with the children … . Matter of Scotto v Alexander, 2024 NY Slip Op 05348, Second Dept 10-30-24

Practice Point: Consult this decision for insight into when a petition to relocate to another state with the children should be granted.

 

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