Daley v. Daley

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Columbia County, entered January 2, 1975, which denied petitioner’s request for custody and awarded custody of the child to the respondent. In this proceeding to obtain the custody of her infant daughter, petitioner was the sole witness on her own behalf and respondent moved to dismiss the petition at the conclusion of her testimony. The motion was ultimately granted and custody was awarded to the respondent father. This appeal ensued. The paramount concern of the court in a custody proceeding is the best interests of the child (Domestic Relations…