MATTER OF KRYSTAL R. v. KRISTON L.

10288A. 10288.

177 A.D.3d 445 (2019)

112 N.Y.S.3d 51

2019 NY Slip Op 08152

In the Matter of Krystal R., Respondent, v. Kriston L., Appellant. In the Matter of Kai L., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. Kriston L., Appellant; Administration for Children's Services, Respondent.

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

Decided November 12, 2019.


Respondent failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for his failure to appear at the hearing on the family offense petition (see CPLR 5015[a][1]). Although respondent contended that he was evicted a month before the hearing and subsequently lost his phone, he also admitted that he "simply forgot the date," which does not constitute a reasonable excuse (see Matter of Jenny F. v Felix C., 121 A.D.3d 413 [1st Dept 2014]). He...

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