A Nassau County man demanding a say in the adoption of his twin boys cannot use his failure to pay child support—which triggered the seizure of a portion of his tax refund—to back up his claim, said a Brooklyn appellate panel.
Overriding a lower court, the Appellate Division, Second Department, said it would contravene the intent of a Domestic Relations Law provision to let the man’s seized refund be used as a “manifestation of his interest in the children.” Justices William Mastro (See Profile), John Leventhal (See Profile), Robert Miller (See Profile) and Joseph Maltese (See Profile) decided the case.
