IN RE: AMIR J.-L. (Anonymous). (2008)

In a child protective proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals from an order of disposition of the Family Court, Queens County (Salinitro, J.), dated January 24, 2006, which, inter alia, upon a fact-finding order of the same court dated September 23, 2005, made without a hearing, finding that he neglected the subject child, denied his application for visitation.

ORDERED that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

 The father argues that the Family Court erred in denying his application for visitation without holding a hearing.   Contrary to the father's contentions, the Family Court was not required to hold a full evidentiary hearing where the court possessed “sufficient information to render an informed determination that [is] consistent with the child's best interests” (Matter of Davis v. Davis, 265 A.D.2d 552, 553, 697 N.Y.S.2d 155;  see Matter of Hom v. Zullo, 6 A.D.3d 536, 775 N.Y.S.2d 66;  Matter of Vangas v. Ladas, 259 A.D.2d 755, 687 N.Y.S.2d 399).   The court made its determination after having considered an order of protection which prohibited contact with the subject child as part of the father's criminal sentence and the father's mental health evaluation, which was admitted in evidence, and supported the court's conclusion that visitation would not be in the child's best interest (see Matter of Curtis N., 288 A.D.2d 774, 733 N.Y.S.2d 747;  Matter of Davis v. Davis, 265 A.D.2d at 553, 697 N.Y.S.2d 155).

The father's remaining contentions are without merit.