Legal Opinion
In re Nikeerah S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 2010PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*422Any failure to assign counsel for the fact-finding hearing was occasioned solely by the mother’s persistent decision to absent herself from the proceedings, despite being given several opportunities to appear and despite actual knowledge of every scheduled court date (see Matter of Starasia C., 18 AD3d 213 [2005], appeal dismissed 5 NY3d 824 [2005]; Matter of Joshua K, 272 AD2d 160 [2000], lv dismissed 95 NY2d 959 [2000]; Matter of Amy Lee P., 245 AD2d 1136 [1997]).
When the mother subsequently appeared for the dispositional hearing, counsel was appointed; the decision not to seek vacatur of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- In re Albert E.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- In re Amy Lee P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re Joshua K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- In re Starasia C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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