Pena v. Pena

*1001In adjudicating custody and visitation rights, the most important factor to be considered is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167 [1982]; Matter of Chow v Holmes, 63 AD3d 925 [2009]), which requires an evaluation of the “totality of [the] circumstances” (Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 95 [1982]; see Matter of Chow v Holmes, 63 AD3d at 925-926). Here, contrary to the Supreme Court’s determination, in light of the liberal visitation granted to the father, it is in the child’s best interests that the mother be required to furnish the father with…