We agree with the IAS Court's finding, based on the testimony adduced at trial, that it is not in the best interest of the minor children to compel visitation with petitioner-grandmother against their parents' wishes (Domestic Relations Law § 72). While animosity between the parties must be presumed in such situations and cannot, alone, provide the basis for denying visitation (Matter of Lachow v Barasch,
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