MATTER OF JOHNELL E.K. v. FATIMA T.

30013/13. 11611A-14. 11611. V-30012-13/14G. V-30013-13/15H. V-1771-14/15G.

184 A.D.3d 423 (2020)

123 N.Y.S.3d 485

2020 NY Slip Op 03191

In the Matter of Johnell E.K., Respondent, v. Fatima T., Appellant.

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

Decided June 4, 2020.


The court's determination that the award of sole legal and physical custody to the father would serve the best interests of the child has a sound and substantial basis in the record (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167, 171 [1982], citing Domestic Relations Law § 70). The evidence shows that the child has lived with the father since October 2014, and he takes care of her physical, emotional, educational, and medical needs...

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