MATTER OF PEREZ v. MARTINEZ


52 A.D.3d 518 (2008)

860 N.Y.S.2d 128

In the Matter of EDWIN J. PEREZ, Respondent, v. WENDY Y. MARTINEZ, Appellant.

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

Decided June 3, 2008.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

In adjudicating custody issues, the paramount concern is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167, 171 [1982]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 N.Y.2d 89, 94 [1982]). The Family Court's determination in a custody dispute is generally accorded great deference on appeal and should not...

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