Respondent failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for her default and a meritorious defense to the petition (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]). Even if respondent was unable to attend the dispositional hearing due to a delay at her methadone clinic, she failed to explain why she could not notify her counsel, the court, or the agency about her alleged inability to appear at the hearing (see Matter of Tyieyanna L. [Twanya McK.],
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MATTER OF DIAMOND LEE P
8175.
99 A.D.3d 451 (2012)
951 N.Y.S.2d 396
2012 NY Slip Op 6653
In the Matter of DIAMOND LEE P., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected. PAULA C., Also Known as PAULA T., Appellant; CARDINAL McCLOSKEY SERVICES, Respondent.
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October 4, 2012.
October 4, 2012.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.
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