Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Erie County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court denied respondent mother due process by conducting a fact-finding hearing in this termination proceeding in the absence of respondent and by not permitting respondent's counsel to participate in the hearing. Although the record fully supports a finding that respondent's parental rights should...
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