Case Name: In the Matter of Roselyn S. Administration for Children's Services, Respondent; Rachel H., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-03-29
Citations: 82 A.D.3d 1249
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Roselyn S. Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent; Rachel H., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 82
Pages: 1249–1250

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Roselyn S. Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent; Rachel H., Appellant.
[919 NYS2d 390]

Opinion:
The Family Court improperly relied on Family Court Act § 1037 (a) by, in effect, directing the mother to appear at a dispositional hearing. That section, which, among other things, permits the Family Court, under certain circumstances, to compel a respondent's "initial appearance" in a Family Court Act article 10 proceeding (Family Ct Act § 1033-a, 1033-b), was inapplicable, since the mother had already appeared before the Family Court and accepted service of the petition (see Family Ct Act § 1037 [a]; cf. Family Ct Act § 153). Mastro, J.E, Dillon, Balkin and Miller, JJ., concur.