IN THE MATTER OF OLSON v. OLSON


8 A.D.3d 285 (2004)

777 N.Y.S.2d 695

In the Matter of RICHARD OLSON, Appellant, v. RANDI OLSON, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

June 1, 2004.


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

In a custody proceeding, the court's paramount concern is to determine what is in the best interests of the child (see Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 N.Y.2d 89 [1982]). Toward that end, the court must consider the totality of the circumstances, including the relative fitness of the parents and the quality of their respective home environments (

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