MATTER OF VILLOTA v. ZELENAK


203 A.D.2d 370 (1994)

610 N.Y.S.2d 91

In the Matter of Silvia Z. Villota, Respondent, v. Jan Zelenak, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 11, 1994


Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

We find no merit to the appellant's contention that his daughter "abandoned" the parental relationship and therefore forfeited her right to support. Given the choice, the child had apparently chosen not to visit with her father. The Hearing Examiner found that the child's animosity resulted from her father's lack of concern. Great deference should be given...

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