Mazzola v. Lee

In related visitation proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Lynaugh, J.), dated October 8, 2009, as, without a hearing, in effect, dismissed those branches of the petition which sought to add a therapeutic component to his visitation or, alternatively, to suspend his obligation to pay maintenance and child support.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

“Modification of an existing custody or visitation arrangement is permissible only upon a…