McFarlane v. Newton
| Citation | 127 A.D.3d 1199,5 N.Y.S.3d 910 (Mem),2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 03537 |
| Decision Date | 29 April 2015 |
| Docket Number | 2013-10885, Docket Nos. V-20778-9/10, V-33123-4/10. |
| Parties | In the Matter of Christopher McFARLANE, respondent, v. Kwana NEWTON, appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
127 A.D.3d 1199
5 N.Y.S.3d 910 (Mem)
2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 03537
In the Matter of Christopher McFARLANE, respondent
v.
Kwana NEWTON, appellant.
2013-10885, Docket Nos. V-20778-9/10, V-33123-4/10.
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
April 29, 2015.
Zvi Ostrin, New York, N.Y., for appellant.
Golding & Associates, PLLC, New York, N.Y. (Kevin Golding and Evelyn Abiola of counsel), for respondent.
Karen P. Simmons, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Laura Solecki and Janet Neustaetter of counsel), attorney for the child.
Opinion
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (William Franc Perry, J.), dated November 14, 2013. The order, inter alia, after a hearing, granted the father's petition for sole legal and physical custody of the subject child.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In adjudicating custody rights, the most important factor to be considered is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v. Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167, 171, 451 N.Y.S.2d 658, 436 N.E.2d 1260 ; Matter of McQueen v. Legette, 125 A.D.3d 863, 1 N.Y.S.3d 845 ; Matter of McKoy v. Vatter, 106 A.D.3d 1090, 965 N.Y.S.2d 200 ; Matter of Roldan v. Nieves, 76 A.D.3d 634, 905 N.Y.S.2d 772 ). “As custody determinations turn in large part on assessments of the credibility, character, temperament, and sincerity of the parties, the Family Court's determination should not be disturbed unless it lacks a sound and substantial basis in the record” (Matter of Tori v. Tori, 103 A.D.3d 654, 655, 958 N.Y.S.2d 510 ; see Eschbach v. Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d at 173, 451 N.Y.S.2d 658, 436 N.E.2d 1260 ;
Matter of McKoy v. Vatter, 106 A.D.3d at 1090, 965 N.Y.S.2d 200 ; Matter of Cooper v. Robertson, 97 A.D.3d 743, 744, 948 N.Y.S.2d 417 ; Matter of Clarke v. Boertlein, 82 A.D.3d 976, 977, 919 N.Y.S.2d 51 ). Here, the Family Court's determination that the child's best interests would be served by an award of
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