Matter of Mesiah Elijah B. (Taneez B.)

Appeal from order of fact-finding and disposition, Family Court, New York County (Jane Pearl, J.), entered on or about January 13, 2014, which, upon inquest after respondent mother’s default at the fact-finding hearing, determined that the mother had neglected the subject child, and transferred custody of the child to the Commissioner of Social Services until the next permanency hearing, unanimously dismissed, without costs.

The order was entered upon the mother’s default and is therefore not appealable (see CPLR 5511; Matter of Darren Desmond W. [Nirandah W.], 121 AD3d 573 [1st Dept 2014]).

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