Ekstra v. Ekstra
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the father appeals, by permission, from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Tolbert, J.), entered April 13, 2009, which, after a hearing, awarded sole custody of the subject children to the mother, and only awarded him certain visitation.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The primary concern in any custody dispute is the best interests of the child (see Domestic Relations Law § 70 [a]; Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; McVeigh v Curry, 74 AD3d 915 [2010]). Factors a court should consider in determining the…
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