Respondent did not demonstrate a reasonable excuse for her failure to appear (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]). The record discloses that respondent was served with a summons and the permanent neglect petition, and that she thereafter appeared in court three times before defaulting. Contrary to respondent's contention, the circumstance that no attorney was appointed to represent her was not attributable to any failure by the court to assure that she was afforded due process...
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