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IN RE KALKSTEIN
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
"To be afforded standing to seek grandparental visitation over the objection of a biological parent, the petitioning grandparent must establish an existing relationship with the grandchild, or sufficient efforts to establish one that have been unjustifiably frustrated by the parent. Only after such a favorable showing of the equities has been made will the court, considering all relevant facts and circumstances, determine whether the application deserves judicial intervention" ( Matter of Canales v Aulet, 295 AD2d 507; see Domestic Relations Law ยง 72; Matter of Emanuel S. v Joseph E., 78 NY2d 178, 181).
Here, the grandmother failed to show any basis for judicial intervention at this time.
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