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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of Trey C. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abused. Amber C., Appellant; Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent.
    [973 NYS2d 561]
   Orders of fact-finding and disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Karen I. Lupuloff, J.), entered on or about October 18, 2012, which, inter alia, upon respondent’s default, determined that respondent, a person legally responsible for the subject children, abused the child Annyika B. and derivatively abused the child Trey C., and directed respondent to comply with the terms and conditions specified in an order of protection, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the matter remanded for a new fact-finding hearing.

The court erred in entering the orders on respondent’s alleged default. Her failure to appear at the scheduled hearing dates did not constitute a default inasmuch as her counsel was present, stated that she wished to proceed, and affirmed that she had respondent’s authorization to do so (see Matter of Bradley M.M. [Michael M. — Cindy M.], 98 AD3d 1257 [4th Dept 2012]; Matter of Shemeco D., 265 AD2d 860 [4th Dept 1999]; cf. Matter of Aaron C. [Grace C.], 105 AD3d 548, 548-549 [1st Dept 2013]; Matter of Jaquan Tieran B. [Latoya B.], 105 AD3d 498, 499 [1st Dept 2013]). Concur — Sweeny, J.P., Renwick, Feinman and Clark, JJ.