Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the father's motion to vacate the custody order entered upon his default as the father failed to demonstrate either a reasonable excuse for the default or a meritorious defense to the petition for custody (see Matter of Taylor v Staples,
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