Kelly v. Hickman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Negron, Ct Atty Ref), dated June 23, 2006, as awarded sole custody of the subject child to the father.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
In child custody determinations, a court must decide what is in the best interests of the child, and what will best promote his or her welfare and happiness (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; see also Zafran v…
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