Custody Evaluations: Relocation (Part 2)
Thursday, January 21st, 2016{5:30 minutes to read} In our previous article, we began to discuss custody evaluations and relocation. In this issue, we continue to explore this topic.
In New York State the landmark case on relocation has been Tropea v. Tropea (1996). In this case, handled by the New York State Court of Appeals, the court ruled that each relocation request should be handled on its own merits with an emphasis on what is likely to be the child’s best interest. The factors that the court considered critical in relocation cases in New York are as follows: