Crowe v. Crowe

— Order, insofar as appealed from, unanimously reversed on the law without costs and custody of parties’ children granted to defendant, in accordance with the following Memorandum: The trial court had jurisdiction over the issue of custody pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 75-d (1) (d).

We do not agree with the trial court that custody of the minor children should be granted to plaintiff. The record demonstrates that the best interests of the children require that custody be awarded to defendant (see, Domestic Relations Law § 240; Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167; Friederwitzer v…