Oates v. Wilson

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother *905appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Amodeo, J.), entered March 3, 2006, which, after a hearing, awarded sole custody of the subject child to the father.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The essential consideration in making an award of custody is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 95 [1982]; Miller v Pipia, 297 AD2d 362, 364 [2002]). A custody determination is largely…