Case Name: In the Matter of Rose Lachow, Appellant, v. Lewis Barasch, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-05-16
Citations: 57 A.D.2d 896
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Rose Lachow, Appellant, v Lewis Barasch, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 896–896

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Rose Lachow, Appellant, v Lewis Barasch, Respondent.

Opinion:
In a proceeding brought by a grandmother for visitation with the child of her deceased daughter, petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated December 27, 1976, which, after a hearing, denied her petition on the merits. Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, and proceeding remanded to the Family Court for further proceedings consistent herewith. Since animosity between the father of a child and the maternal grandmother is not a proper basis for the denial of visitation privileges to the grandmother (see Matter of Vacula v Blume, 53 AD2d 633), the Family Court abused its discretion when it denied the petition on that ground. We remand the proceeding to the Family Court to take testimony and make a determination under the standards set forth in section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law, as interpreted in Lo Presti v Lo Presti (40 NY2d 522). Martuscello, J. P., Latham, Shapiro and O'Connor, JJ., concur.