O'CONNOR v. O'CONNOR


793 A.2d 810 (2002)

349 N.J. Super. 381

Kathleen M. O'CONNOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. O'CONNOR, Defendant-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. DeFuccio, Hackensack, argued the cause for appellant (Rose & DeFuccio, attorneys; Larry J. Esposito, on the brief).

Paul N. Ambrose, Jr., Hackensack, argued the cause for respondent (Schiffman, Berger, Abraham, Kaufman & Ritter, attorneys; Mr. Ambrose, on the brief).

Before Judges BAIME, FALL and AXELRAD.


The opinion of the court was delivered by FALL, J.A.D.

In this post-judgment matrimonial matter, we again address the troubling issue of a parent's application to remove the child of the dissolved marriage to another state as a result of that parent's need to relocate. Justice Long succinctly posed the dilemma as follows:

Ideally, after a divorce, parents cooperate and remain in close proximity to each other to provide access and succor to their children...

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