Ordered that the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Kings County, for a report stating the basis for the award of custody to the father, and the appeals are held in abeyance in the interim; the Family Court, Kings County, is directed to file its report with all convenient speed.
An award of custody must be based on the child's best interests upon consideration of the totality of the circumstances (see Eschbach v Eschbach,
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