Joosten v. Joosten
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody and visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Jaeger, J), dated May 2, 2005, which denied his motion pursuant to CFLR 5015 (a) to vacate an order of the same court (DeMaro, J.) dated December 9, 2004, which, upon his default in appearing, dismissed the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
To vacate a judgment entered upon a default, the movant must demonstrate the existence of a reasonable excuse for the default and, a meritorious defense (see…
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