Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and matter remitted to Erie County Family Court for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum:
It was an abuse of discretion for the court to award permanent custody of the parties' child to the father without conducting a factual hearing to determine the fundamental issue of the best interests of the child (Ideman v Ideman,
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