In re Graham-Windham

In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law 384-b to terminate parental rights, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Porzio, J.), dated November 6, 2003, which, after a hearing, denied her motion to vacate so much of an order of disposition of the same court dated April 28, 2003, as, upon her default in appearing at the fact-finding and dispositional hearing, terminated her parental rights.

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

The Family Court properly concluded, after a hearing, that the mother failed to establish either a…