Ordered that the order dated December 13, 2011, is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings consistent herewith, and a new determination thereafter.
The Family Court Act provides that when a person who has the right to the assistance of counsel "first appears in court, the judge shall advise such person before proceeding that he or she has...
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