Opinion
May 13, 1996
Appeal from the Family Court, Richmond County (Clark, J., Gansberg, H.E.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the appellant's contention, so much of the order of the Family Court dated September 26, 1994, as denied his application for a money judgment and set arrears, is not before us for review. No appeal lies from an order of a Hearing Examiner where, as here, the appellant has not submitted objections to the order to a Family Court Judge ( see, Family Ct Act § 439 [e]; Matter of Mireille J. v. Ernst F.J., 220 A.D.2d 503; Matter of Werner v. Werner, 130 A.D.2d 754). However, the provisions of the Hearing Examiner's order which found the appellant to be in willful violation of the January 10, 1994, order and recommended that he be committed to prison are brought up for review by the appeal from the order of commitment dated February 9, 1996 ( see, Matter of Menaldino [Aletha TT.] v. Mark UU., 141 A.D.2d 265, 267).
The Family Court's decision underlying its February 9, 1995, order of commitment found that the appellant had continually ignored his support obligations and that he was in willful default thereof. The court found that his business practices were "willfully inadequate" and that he had the skills and ability to generate a substantial income. Under these circumstances, it was not error to order that the appellant be committed to prison if the required payments were not made ( see, Family Ct Act § 454; Matter of Harvey-Cook v. Bicknell, 206 A.D.2d 371; Davenport v Guardino, 166 A.D.2d 349; cf., Bulow v. Bulow, 121 A.D.2d 423).
We have reviewed the appellant's remaining contention and find it to be without merit. Balletta, J.P., Sullivan, Copertino and Krausman, JJ., concur.