It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Family Court properly denied the motion of respondent father seeking to vacate the order of fact-finding and disposition. Even assuming, arguendo, that the father did not willfully refuse to appear at the fact-finding hearing, we conclude that he failed to show a meritorious defense to the neglect petition (see Family Ct Act...
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