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IN THE MATTER OF RAZO v. LEYVA

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.
Jan 26, 2004
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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.