Barnes v. Barnes

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to the Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Bivona, J.), dated November 6, 2000, as granted the father’s petition, transferring custody of the children to him.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

In adjudicating custody disputes, the Family Court must consider the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167; Coakley v Goins, 240 AD2d 573) based on the totality of the circumstances…