Espinosa v. Hernandez

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Pines, *756J.), entered April 21, 1998, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for custody of the parties’ child.

Following the birth of the parties’ child in October 1997, petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking custody of his son contending, inter alia, that respondent’s anticipated relocation from Broome County, where the parties resided, to New York City was not in the child’s best interest. Respondent cross-petitioned for similar relief and a…