Matter of Lord v. Carter

Summary

The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed an order determining that the parties’ child should attend the South Huntington Union Free School District rather than the Hauppauge Union Free School District. The court held that the Family Court’s best-interests determination had a sound and substantial basis in the record, including considerations of the child’s well-being, educational continuity, and the father’s likely continued residence in the district.

Holdings

1. The Family Court properly determined that enrollment in the South Huntington Union Free School District was in the child's best interests.
2. The Family Court's determination would not be set aside because it had a sound and substantial basis in the record.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Family Court properly determined, under the child's best interests and the totality of the circumstances, that the child should be enrolled in the South Huntington Union Free School District rather than the Hauppauge Union Free School District.
2. Whether the Family Court's school-enrollment determination had a sound and substantial basis in the record.

Disposition

affirmed