Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petitions are reinstated, and the matters are remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
The Family Court had jurisdiction to adjudicate the neglect proceedings which were commenced before the subject child's 18th birthday (see Family Ct Act § 1012 [f]). Rather than holding a fact-finding hearing, the Family Court dismissed...
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