Frank W. v. Lillian O.

—In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Schindler, J.), dated May 3, 1995, which, after a hearing, granted the father’s petition for custody of the parties’ child.

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

The critical issue in this case is the credibility of the respective parties. Where there is conflicting testimony and the matter turns almost entirely on the assessment of credibility of the witnesses, as here, the hearing court’s findings of fact must be accorded great weight, and…