Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The petitioner's contention that the Family Court acted improperly by consolidating his petition with a petition in a related case is without merit. Although it is true that a court may not order consolidation sua sponte (see CPLR 602 [a]; AIU Ins.
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