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MATTER OF LISA W. v. JOHN M.

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142 A.D.3d 879 (2016)

38 N.Y.S.3d 148

In the Matter of LISA W., Respondent, v. JOHN M., Appellant.

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

Decided September 27, 2016.

A sound and substantial basis in the record supports the determination that the child's best interests are met by the award of sole legal and physical custody to petitioner mother (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167, 171-172 [1982]). The court's findings and determination are accorded great deference on appeal, since that court had the opportunity to assess the witnesses' demeanor and credibility (see id. at 173; Matter...

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