Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
"The determination whether to relieve a party of an order entered upon his or her default is a matter left to the sound discretion of the Family Court" ( Matter of Francisco R., 19 AD3d 502, 502 [internal quotation marks and citation omitted]; see Matter of Tenisha Tishonda T., 302 AD2d 534). To vacate the order, the father was required to show that there was a reasonable excuse for his default and a meritorious defense ( see Matter of Francisco R., 19 AD3d at 502). The father did not make the requisite showing ( id.).