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MATTER OF MATTHEW A.

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91 A.D.3d 538 (2012)

938 N.Y.S.2d 6

2012 NY Slip Op 406

In the Matter of EVAN MATTHEW A., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. JOCELYN YVETTE A.; NEW ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN, Respondent.

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

Decided January 24, 2012.

To vacate a Family Court's order issued on default, upon failure to appear at either a fact-finding or dispositional hearing, the movant must establish both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense to the allegations asserted (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Matter of Amirah Nicole A. [Tamika R.], 73 A.D.3d 428 [2010], lv dismissed 15 N.Y.3d 766 [2010]). Respondent's purported...

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