Bryant v. Gill

—In a custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the petitioner appeals from so much of an order of the Family Court, Queens County (De Phillips, J.), dated January 30, 1991, as awarded custody of the subject child to the respondent.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

It is settled that the preeminent concern in child custody matters is the best interest of the child (see, Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167; Matter of Pero v Musolino, 178 AD2d 413). In this case, the court decided to award custody of the 3 Vi-year-old child…