Matter of Aaron P. v. Tamara F.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Jane Pearl, J.), entered on or about March 11, 2015, which, after a hearing, granted petitioner father’s petition for custody of the parties’ child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Family Court’s conclusion that an award of custody to the father would be in the best interests of the child is supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record and is entitled to deference (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 173 [1982]). The record shows that, since the child was placed into the father’s care, the father has parented appropriately and has…