Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 8, 1996 (Nielsen v. Nielsen)

Memorandum: Because the distance between Watertown and Buffalo is sufficient to frustrate petitioner’s frequent and regular contact with the children, respondent was properly required to demonstrate that exceptional circumstances warranted her relocation (see, Stec v Levindofske, 153 AD2d 310, 312, lv denied 75 NY2d 711; cf., Matter of Giovannone v Giovannone, 206 AD2d 869, lv denied 84 NY2d 805).