Otero v. Nieves
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from so much of an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Graham, J.), dated September 8, 2009, as, after a hearing, denied his petition seeking custody of the parties’ child and granted the mother’s cross petition for custody of the child and for permission to relocate to Pennsylvania.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
An award of custody is based on a determination of the best interests of the child, which includes those factors considered in assessing a petition…
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