In re Diamond Lee P.

*452Respondent failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for her default and a meritorious defense to the petition (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]). Even if respondent was unable to attend the dispositional hearing due to a delay at her methadone clinic, she failed to explain why she could not notify her counsel, the court, or the agency about her alleged inability to appear at the hearing (see Matter of Tyieyanna L. [Twanya McK.], 94 AD3d 494, 494 [1st Dept 2012]). Further, respondent failed to show that the agency did not make diligent efforts to help her with her drug problem (see Social Services Law §…