Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Kings County, for a hearing pursuant to Family Court Act § 1028 and a new determination of the mother's motion thereafter.
The Family Court has no discretion to deny, without a hearing, a parent's application pursuant to Family Court § 1028 if the conditions of the statute are satisfied (see Matter of Prince Mc. [Wendell Mc....
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