MATTER OF ANN L.

6582, 6583

91 A.D.3d 524 (2012)

936 N.Y.S.2d 542

2012 NY Slip Op 301

In the Matter of LISA MARIE ANN L., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected. MELISSA L., Appellant; SAINT DOMINIC'S HOME, Respondent.

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

Decided January 19, 2012.


The mother's motion to vacate her default was properly denied because she failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for her nonappearance at the hearing and a meritorious defense to the neglect petition (see Matter of Amirah Nicole A. [Tamika R.], 73 A.D.3d 428, 428-429 [2010], lv dismissed 15 N.Y.3d 766 [2010]). The mother's claim that she had a fair notice hearing concerning her public...

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