Legal Opinion
In re Amy Lee P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal unanimously dismissed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent mother appeals from an order terminating her parental rights following a hearing held in her absence. Pursuant to CPLR 5511, “[a]n aggrieved party or a person substituted for him may appeal from any appealable judgment or order except one entered upon the default of the aggrieved party.” Respondent waived her right to be present by her persistent and unexplained failure to appear for court dates (see, Matter of Victoria B., 185 AD2d 811; cf., Matter of Dominique L. B., 231 AD2d 948). After respondent’s counsel declined to…
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