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Fourth Department – Child custody: Cheung v. Tran
Daily Record Staff//April 20, 2026//
Listen to this articleNew York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
Child Custody — Change in circumstances — acrimonious relationship
CAF 24-01135
Appealed from Family Court, Oneida County
Background: The respondent mother appealed from an order modifying an existing custody order by granting the petitioner father sole legal and primary physical custody of the parties’ child.
Ruling: The Appellate Division affirmed. The court held that the father demonstrated a change in circumstances as their relationship had become acrimonious since the imposition of the original order. Furthermore, the mother failed to provide the father with the current address of the child or any educational and medical information for the child.
Peter J. Digiorgio Jr. for the respondent-appellant; Thomas L. Pelych for the petitioner-respondent; Susan B. Marris, attorney for the child.
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