Bourne v. Bristow

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Tolbert, J.), entered August 14, 2007, as, upon a decision of the same court dated December 18, 2006, made after a nonjury trial, awarded sole custody of the parties’ child to the defendant.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The essential consideration in determining custody is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Matter of Carrasquillo v Cora,…