MATTER OF ELLIOTT v. FELDER

2008-08816 (Docket Nos. V-1683-07, V-07780-07, V-2507-08)

69 A.D.3d 623 (2010)

892 N.Y.S.2d 491

2010 NY Slip Op 146

In the Matter of ELIZABETH C. ELLIOTT, Appellant, v. TERRENCE J. FELDER, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 1.) In the Matter of TERRENCE J. FELDER, Respondent, v. ELIZABETH C. ELLIOTT, Appellant. (Proceeding No. 2.).

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

Decided January 5, 2010.


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

The essential consideration in making an award of custody is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167, 171 [1982]). Factors to be considered in determining the child's best interests include the quality of the home environment and the parental guidance the custodial parent provides for the child, the ability of each parent to...

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