Christopher H. v. Lisa H.

In a custody and visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Forman, J.), dated April 29, 2009, which, after a hearing, granted the mother’s motion to dismiss his petition to modify the visitation provision contained in an order of the same court (Amodeo, J.), dated September 18, 2006.

*823Ordered that the order dated April 29, 2009, is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

“As a general rule, some form of visitation by the noncustodial parent is always appropriate, ‘absent exceptional circumstances, such…