Augustine B. C v. Michael B.

In a habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law to determine the visitation rights of the petitioner grandfather, the father appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Oppido, J.), entered August 19, 1980, which, after a hearing, inter alia, granted the petition. Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Petitioner, as maternal grandfather of two children, seeks to obtain visitation rights pursuant to section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law. The natural father, Michael B., opposes the application on several grounds, primary among…