Riccio v. Riccio
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 an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Cohen-Gallet, R.), dated June 7, 2004, which, after a trial, awarded permanent physical and legal custody of the parties’ child to the mother.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In making a custody determination, the court, after reviewing the totality of the circumstances, must consider what is in the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 93 [1982]; Matter of…
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