Opinion
April 19, 2007.
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney Gribetz, J.), entered on or about March 23, 2005, which, after a hearing, denied and dismissed the petition brought pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, seeking sibling visitation, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Before: Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Nardelli, Williams and Catterson, JJ.
Family Court's finding that forced visitation would be contrary to the child's best interests was supported by the record and is entitled to considerable deference ( Matter of Justin H., 215 AD2d 180, lv denied 86 NY2d 709). The court properly considered that the 12-year-old child with whom visitation was sought did not want to be visited by, and was afraid of, petitioner, her 18-year-old brother. We note that the court-appointed psychologist recommended against the visitation, citing petitioner's lack of maturity and self-control and the evident danger that he would attempt to disrupt the relationship between his sister and her foster family ( see Matter of Sherman v Hughes, 32 AD3d 959). Under the circumstances, a period of trial visitation would not have been appropriate.