Maria A.M. v. Dextor N.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Elizabeth Barnett, Referee), entered on or about July 29, 2010, which, after a hearing, dismissed respondent father’s petition alleging that petitioner mother violated a prior custody and visitation order, granted petitioner’s cross petition to modify the order of custody and awarded petitioner sole legal and physical custody of the subject child while awarding respondent liberal visitation, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The award of custody to the child’s mother has a sound and substantial basis in the record (see Matter of James Joseph M. v Rosana…