In Matter of Bonnilla v. McCuen , Robert Bonnilla wanted to stop his ex-wife from relocating from New York to North Carolina with their children.
Courts will typically allow relocation when it is in the children's "best interest."
In this case, the Suffolk County Family Court granted Carrie Ann McCuen permission to move to the Old North State but conditioned Bonnilla's visitation rights on "his good-faith attempt to reduce his child support arrears and a money judgment" which had been awarded to the Suffolk County Department of Social Services.
Bonnilla appealed to the Appellate Division, Second Department, which disapproved of the payment conditions and sent the matter back to the Family Court so that a "post-relocation visitation schedule" could be determined.
Wasn't this case heading south?
For a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Bonnilla v. McCuen