Shanks v. Sysen

— Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Barrett, J.), entered May 23, 1991, which, inter alia, partially granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for primary physical custody of the parties’ child.

Petitioner and respondent are the parents of a daughter born October 13, 1986. The parties, who have never been married, have joint custody of their daughter and, at the time of this proceeding, physical custody was with respondent. While the specifics of the original custody award do not appear in this record, it appears that…