Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2011

Fitje v. Fitje

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided August 9, 2011

87 A.D.3d 599; 927 N.Y.2d 918

Cases that cite this one

9 later published cases cite this decision.

Aronowich-Culhane v. Fournier (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
Matter of Edem v. Wondemagegehu (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
Reich v. Reich (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
Matter of Acworth v. Kollmar (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
Whitehead v. Whitehead (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
Kollmar v. Kollmar (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
Kollmar v. Kollmar (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
McNichol v. Kim (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
Grant v. Grant (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)

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Opinion of the Court

*600An application to modify the custody and visitation provisions of a judgment that are based upon a stipulation of the parties will not be granted absent a showing of a sufficient change in circumstances from the time of the stipulation, and that the modification would be in the best interests of the children (see Matter of Deochand v Deochand, 80 AD3d 609 [2011]; Matter of Skeete v Hamilton, 78 AD3d 1187, 1187-1188 [2010]; Spratt v Fontana, 46 AD3d 670, 671 [2007]). A party seeking such a modification is not automatically entitled to a hearing on the application, but first must make an evidentiary showing sufficient to warrant a hearing (see Matter of Mazzola v Lee, 76 AD3d 531 [2010]; Matter of Grassi v Grassi, 28 AD3d 482 [2006]; Matter of Timson v Timson, 5 AD3d 691, 692 [2004]; Matter of Carpenter v Whitaker, 5 AD3d 681 [2004]; Matter of Blake v Vilbig, 288 AD2d 470 [2001]). Here, the conclusory, unsubstantiated, and nonspecific allegations set forth in the mother’s petition failed to meet this standard, and the Family Court properly dismissed the petition without a hearing (see Matter of Deochand v Deochand, 80 AD3d 609 [2011]; Matter of Leichter-Kessler v Kessler, 71 AD3d 1148 [2010]; Salvatore v Salvatore, 68 AD3d 966, 967 [2009]; Matter of Blackstock v Price, 51 AD3d 914 [2008]; Spratt v Fontana, 46 AD3d 670 [2007]; Matter of Davis v Venditto, 45 AD3d 837 [2007]). Mastro, J.P., Chambers, Austin and Cohen, JJ., concur.

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