Opinion
Submitted June 2, 2000.
July 12, 2000.
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (McNulty, J.), entered May 10, 1999, as awarded custody of the parties' two children to the defendant.
Eric Dubinsky, Carle Place, N.Y., for appellant.
Christine M. Pirotin, Sound Beach, N.Y., respondent pro se.
Before: SONDRA MILLER, J.P., WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court's determination that it was in the best interests of the children to award custody to the defendant has a sound and substantial basis in the record (see, Eschbach v. Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167; Dodaro v. Dodaro, 269 A.D.2d 420, [2d Dept., Feb. 14, 2000]; Fanelli v. Fanelli, 215 A.D.2d 718; Canazon v. Canazon, 215 A.D.2d 652; Giatras v. Giatras, 202 A.D.2d 389, 390).