Castro v. Santiago

— Decision and order, Family Court, New York County (Mary E. Bednar, F.C.J.), entered December 19, 1989, which awarded custody of the parties’ child, Dawn Castro, to the child’s biological mother, and provided for visitation by the child’s biological father, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

It is well settled that determinations as to the custody of a child are governed by the best interests of the child (Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167). Further, neither parent has a prima facie right to custody. (Domestic Relations Law § 240.) Here, while both had problematic pasts, the evidence…