Blakeney v. Blakeney

The essential consideration in determining custody is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Matter of Carrasquillo v Cora, 60 AD3d 852 [2009]; Gurewich v Gurewich, 43 AD3d 458 [2007]). The factors to be considered in making a custody determination include “the parental guidance provided by the custodial parent, each parent’s ability to provide for the child’s emotional and intellectual development, each parent’s ability to provide for the child financially, the relative fitness of each parent, and the effect an award of custody to one parent might…