McVeigh v. Curry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant father appeals from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), dated September 18, 2009, which, upon a decision of the same court dated August 14, 2009, made after a nonjury trial, awarded sole custody of the parties’ children to the plaintiff mother.
Ordered that the interlocutory judgment is affirmed, with costs to the respondent.
The essential consideration in making an award of custody is the best interests of the children (see Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 94 [1982]; Mohen v…
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