Legal Opinion
In re Alexander John B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 27, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*928Family Court properly exercised its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to vacate the orders terminating her parental rights upon her default because her moving papers failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for her absence from the court’s May 13, 2009 proceeding and a meritorious defense to the abandonment allegation (see Matter of Cain Keel L. [Derzerina L.], 78 AD3d 541 [2010], lv dismissed 16 NY3d 818 [2011]). Appellant offered no evidence substantiating her claim that she was attending to “matters in the criminal court,” or showing that she had apprised her counsel, the court, or…
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