| Matter of John W. v Melissa G. |
| 2015 NY Slip Op 04768 [129 AD3d 468] |
| June 9, 2015 |
| Appellate Division, First Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| In the Matter of John W.,
Respondent, v Melissa G., Appellant. |
Steven N. Feinman, White Plains, for appellant.
Law Office of Thomas R. Villecco, P.C., Jericho (Thomas R. Villecco of counsel), for respondent.
Larry S. Bachner, Jamaica, attorney for the child.
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.P., Acosta, Moskowitz, Richter and Feinman, JJ.