Acker v. Acker

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition granted and matter remitted to Erie County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court erred in denying petitioner visitation with his three children. "The denial of visitation to a noncustodial parent constitutes such a drastic remedy that it should be ordered only when there are compelling reasons, and there must be substantial evidence that such visitation is detrimental to the children’s welfare” (Vasile v Vasile, 116 AD2d 1021). The record shows that petitioner was not…