In re Skyla C.

In two related child protective proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals from so much of an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Freundlich, J.), dated November 14, 2005, as denied his motion to vacate an order of fact-finding and disposition of the same court (O’Mara, J.), dated August 2, 2005, issued upon his default in appearing at the fact-finding and dispositional hearing.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

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