The case is Matter of Tanya H. v Dennis H. and the issue surrounds a mother’s petition to modify an order of visitation – which the trial court dismissed. The question concerned whether a change of circumstances was alleged sufficient to warrant a change of the order in the best interests of the child. The trial court found in this case that this was insufficient: father’s refusal to confirm visits in advance (as ordered) and pick up the child from the police precinct.
The trial court held that:
- the prior order said that if the father didn’t confirm, the mother could cancel the visit – thus a remedy was already built into that provision, and
- that the testimony showed that the father violated the precinct exchange provision based at least in part, upon the mother’s failure to timely bring the child there
The Appellate Division upheld this, noting that the father’s failure to consistently exercise visitation and combative demeanor were not extraordinary and there was no indication that those actions negatively affected the child.
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