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240 A.D.2d 215 (1997)

658 N.Y.S.2d 595

In the Matter of Baby Girl S. and Others, Children Alleged to be Permanently Neglected. Barbara S., Appellant; Angel Guardian Home, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 10, 1997

Family Court properly exercised its discretion in denying the motion to vacate, since there was no showing of a reasonable excuse for respondent's failure to appear at the dispositional hearing or of a meritorious defense in this matter (see, Matter of Celeste M., 180 A.D.2d 437). Assuming, arguendo, that her boyfriend's sister did in fact die on the day of the dispositional hearing and that that circumstance precluded an...

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