In re Glenna Arianna Patricia J-P. St. Christopher-Ottilie

—In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b to terminate parental rights on the ground of permanent neglect, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Bogacz, J.), dated January 16, 2002, which denied his motion to vacate his default in appearing at the fact-finding and dispositional hearings.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The determination of whether to relieve a party of an order entered upon his or her default is left to the sound discretion of the Family Court (see Matter of Samaria Ann B., 293 AD2d 532 [2002];…