IN THE MATTER OF JONES D.


7 A.D.3d 261 (2004)

775 N.Y.S.2d 525

IN THE MATTER OF DUMAKA HERSHEY JONES D., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. DAWN J., Appellant; ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES ET AL., Respondents.

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

May 4, 2004.


Respondent showed neither a reasonable excuse for her failure to appear nor a meritorious defense to the petition (Matter of Ashley Marie M., 287 A.D.2d 333 [2001]). Although she claimed she was incarcerated at the time, she offered no evidence that she had notified the court or her attorney of her inability to appear (see Matter of Devon Dupree F., 298 A.D.2d 103 [2002]). Nor did she counter...

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