MATTER OF MISHELYS R.

7443.

165 A.D.3d 554 (2018)

87 N.Y.S.3d 161

2018 NY Slip Op 07070

In the Matter of Mishelys R. and Others, Infants. Garland R., Appellant; Administration for Children's Services, Respondent.

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

Decided October 23, 2018.


The court properly denied the father's motion to vacate, as the record shows that he failed to provide a reasonable excuse for his default in appearing at the fact-finding and dispositional hearing (see Matter of Evan Matthew A. [Jocelyn Yvette A.], 91 A.D.3d 538, 539 [1st Dept 2012]). The father's claim that he could not attend the morning hearing due to a medical appointment scheduled for later in the day is insufficient, since...

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