Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Family Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion by changing the primary custody of the child to the father. Based, inter alia, on the Family Court's appraisal of the witnesses, the recommendation of the Law Guardian, and the testimony of the court-appointed psychiatrist, the record supports the conclusion that the child's best interests will be served by the change (Domestic Relations Law § 70 [a]; see, Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 172-173; see also, Notley v Schmeid, 220 AD2d 509).