Opinion
2002-08480.
Decided January 26, 2004.
In a visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Weinstein, J.), dated July 26, 2002, which dismissed, without a hearing, his petition for visitation with the parties' daughter.
Francine Shraga, Brooklyn, N.Y., for appellant.
Robert E. Nicholson, Brooklyn, N.Y., for respondent.
Carol Sherman, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Sheila A. O'Shea and Barbara H. Dildine of counsel), Law Guardian for the child.
Before: THOMAS A. ADAMS and SANDRA L. TOWNES, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The father did not seek visitation with his daughter until she was nearly 10 years old and, concededly, had no relationship with her. Further, he did not provide any financial support for her. The Law Guardian indicated that the daughter did not wish to have a relationship with her father, whom she had never met. Under the circumstances, the Family Court properly dismissed the father's petition without a hearing as it possessed sufficient information to render an informed decision consistent with the child's best interests ( see Matter of Mobley v. Ishmael, 285 A.D.2d 648; Matter of Glenn T. v. Donna U., 226 A.D.2d 803).
ALTMAN, J.P., KRAUSMAN, ADAMS and TOWNES, JJ., concur.