Opinion
January 28, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alan J. Saks, J.).
While a parent may not be deprived of his or her right to reasonable and meaningful access to a child absent exceptional circumstances (Daghir v. Daghir, 82 A.D.2d 191, 194, affd 56 N.Y.2d 938), supervised visitation is not a deprivation to meaningful access (see, Matter of Aadahl v. Aadahl, 148 A.D.2d 531), and defendant will have a full opportunity to present evidence at the time of the hearing for a final custody award. Nor was the award of temporary maintenance improper, the court having balanced the parties' financial status, necessities and obligations (Rauch v. Rauch, 83 A.D.2d 847). We find no abuse of discretion in the direction that retroactive maintenance (Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [6] [a]) be paid at the rate of $200 a week.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Sullivan, Ellerin, Ross and Kassal, JJ.