Rittershaus v. Rittershaus

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the trial court erred by failing to determine whether granting the plaintiffs motion for a change of domicile would have changed the child’s established custodial environment
• explaining that the presence of extended family should be considered when evaluating the quality of a child’s life
• explaining that the presence of extended family should be considered when evaluating the quality of a child’s life
• recognizing the importance of having relatives in close proximity in a case where child care was needed
• remanding the case after the trial court made no factual findings regarding the best-interest factors delineated in the CCA and denied the defendant’s motion to change custody with no explanation
• “We reiterate that the trial court is not required to consider the best-interest factors until it first determines that the modification actually changes the children’s established custodial environment.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).