Opinion
2012-03-27
In the Matter of Mary A. MESSINA, respondent, v. Ralph A. MESSINA, appellant.
Ralph A. Messina, Macon, GA, appellant pro se.
In a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from (1) an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Fields–Ferraro, S.M.), dated March 16, 2007, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the mother's petition which was for an award of child support arrears and directed the entry of a money judgment in favor of the mother and against him in the principal sum of $16,718.64, and (2) an order of the same court also dated March 16, 2007, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the mother's petition which was for an award of unreimbursed medical insurance premium arrears and directed the entry of a money judgment in favor of the mother and against him in the principal sum of $3,118.11.
ORDERED that the appeals are dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
The father failed to file objections pursuant to Family Court Act § 439(e) to the orders of the Support Magistrate dated March 16, 2007; thus, he may not challenge the validity of those orders through an appeal ( see Family Ct. Act § 439[e]; Matter of Holliday v. Holliday, 35 A.D.3d 468, 469–470, 828 N.Y.S.2d 96; Matter of Prill v. Mandell, 237 A.D.2d 445, 446, 655 N.Y.S.2d 78; see also Matter of Semenova v. Semenov, 85 A.D.3d 1036, 1037, 925 N.Y.S.2d 872; Matter of Stodolski v. Cotroneo, 84 A.D.3d 1251, 923 N.Y.S.2d 857; Matter of Davidson v. Wilner, 214 A.D.2d 563, 625 N.Y.S.2d 917).