Case Name: In the Matter of the Custody of Ryan M., an Infant. Miriam P., Appellant; Charles M., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-12-21
Citations: 222 A.D.2d 339
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Custody of Ryan M., an Infant. Miriam P., Appellant; Charles M., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 222
Pages: 339–339

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Custody of Ryan M., an Infant. Miriam P., Appellant; Charles M., Respondent.
[636 NYS2d 17]

Opinion:
—Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Rhoda Cohen, J.), entered November 23, 1993, which awarded custody of the subject child to respondent father, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The Family Court properly awarded custody of the child to the father on the basis of evidence that the child was more stable with the father than the mother (see, Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89). We note the mother was unable to physically control the child and stop his fighting with his older half-brother, and that the father promised to cooperate in the child's therapy and counseling. Concur — Wallach, J. P., Kupferman, Ross, Williams and Tom, JJ.