In re Assatta N.P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The father’s contention that his due process rights were violated because the Family Court addressed the petitioner’s motion for summary judgment in his absence is without merit. “While due process of law applies in Family [Court] Act article 10 proceedings and includes the right of a parent to be present at every stage of the proceedings, that right is not absolute” (Matter of Elizabeth T [Leonard T.], 3 AD3d 751, 753 [2004]; see Matter of Lillian D.L., 29 AD3d 583 [2006]; Matter of Q.-L.H., 27 AD3d 738 [2006]; Matter of James Carton K., 245 AD2d 374, 377 [1997]). Here, balancing the due…
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