Opinion
January 8, 1996
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Kutner, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
We agree with the determination of the Supreme Court that the defendant husband failed to offer a sufficient excuse for not having served an answer to the complaint. In addition, the defendant husband, who voluntarily absented himself from the courtroom prior to the commencement of testimony at the inquest herein, failed to offer a sufficient excuse for his default. Under these circumstances it was not improper for the Supreme Court to deny his motion to vacate the judgment of divorce (see, Tabakin v Frieman, 217 App. Div. 665; see also, Dowling Textile Mfg. v Land, 179 A.D.2d 621). Thompson, J.P., Sullivan, Krausman and Florio, JJ., concur.