Ordered that the orders are reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the violation petition is dismissed, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Orange County, for a new fact-finding hearing and determination on the neglect petition and a new disposition.
The appellant was deprived of his right to counsel at the fact-finding hearing on the neglect petition. Family Court Act § 262 (a) (i) provides that a respondent in a proceeding pursuant...
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