Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Monroe County Family Court for further proceedings.
Memorandum:
The court erred in dismissing the neglect petition without hearing the testimony of two witnesses named in the petition, one of whom had been subpoenaed and had agreed to appear and the other of whom was in the hospital and for that reason unable to attend. We note that the guardian ad litem appointed for the infant opposed dismissal...
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