Dhingra v. Puri

In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated December 21, 2007, the father appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Tolbert, J.), dated April 17, 2008, which, after a hearing, inter alia, granted the mother’s motion to modify the joint custody provisions of the judgment of divorce and the settlement agreement, to award sole custody of the parties’ child to her.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs to the respondent.

“In determining whether a custody agreement should be modified, the paramount issue before the court is whether,…