Case Name: In the Matter of John W., Respondent, v. Melissa G., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-06-09
Citations: 129 A.D.3d 468
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of John W., Respondent, v Melissa G., Appellant.
Judges: Concur— Friedman, J.R, Acosta, Moskowitz, Richter and Feinman, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 129
Pages: 468–468

Head Matter:
In the Matter of John W., Respondent, v Melissa G., Appellant.
[9 NYS3d 868]

Opinion:
Order, Family Court, New York County (Gloria Sosa-Lintner, J.), entered on or about January 27, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, awarded petitioner father sole physical and legal custody of the child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In awarding sole physical and legal custody to the father, the court properly took into account the best interests of the child based on its review of the totality of the circumstances (Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 172-174 [1982]).
Concur— Friedman, J.R, Acosta, Moskowitz, Richter and Feinman, JJ.