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(father is primary parent)CivilCourt of AppealsAppeal

Matter of Carroll v. Carroll

Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided
Oct 2, 2026
Docket
673 CAF 25-00232
Judges
Not listed
Cited as2026 NY Slip Op 05659
Detailed analysis & 3-line summary

AI breakdown

Analyzed Oct 3, 2026

Where this case stands

  1. : named the father as the primary residential parent.

  2. This decision · Appeal

    (father is primary parent)

TL;DR

  1. 1The case is about deciding which parent should be the primary residential guardian for their child.
  2. 2The court the 's decision to name the father as the primary residential parent.
  3. 3The decision was supported by the reasons stated in the original ruling.

Key issues

  1. 1

    Should the petitioner be named the primary residential parent?

    Holding · Yes, the the 's decision to name the petitioner as the primary residential parent, based on the original court's reasoning.

Why it matters

This decision affects custody arrangements for the child, emphasizing the court's agreement with the 's assessment.

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If you were the judge?

Who should be the main parent? Court decides custody.

  1. 1A father wants to be the main parent for his child.
  2. 2The mother disagrees and appeals to keep custody.
  3. 3The court must decide who the child should live with most of the time.

Should the father be named the primary residential parent?

Parties

  • Appellant

    Matter of Carroll

  • Appellee

    Carroll

Roles are inferred from the case caption.

Opinion of the court
Matter of Carroll v Carroll 2026 NY Slip Op 05659 October 2, 2026 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL CARROLL, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v MARA CARROLL, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Decided on October 2, 2026 673 CAF 25-00232 Present: Montour, J.P., Ogden, Greenwood, Nowak, And Skinner, JJ. DAVID J. PAJAK, ALDEN, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. JENNIFER M. LORENZ, ORCHARD PARK, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT. KATRINA M. LOSS, WILLIAMSVILLE, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD. Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Erie County (Deanne M. Tripi, J.), dated February 4, 2025, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order, inter alia, named petitioner the primary residential parent with respect to the subject child. [*1] It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Family Court. Entered: October 2, 2026 Ann Dillon Flynn Clerk of the Court
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