Gordon v. Richards

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Connerton, J.), entered April 25, 2011, which, among other things, granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for custody of the parties’ child.

Petitioner (hereinafter the mother) and respondent (hereinafter the father) are the parents of a daughter (born in 2008). In August 2010, the mother filed a petition seeking custody of the *930daughter.* Following a fact-finding hearing, Family Court awarded the parties joint legal custody, with primary physical custody to the mother and specified…