Opinion ID: 1989497
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Heading: Mother's Motion to Modify Consent Order

Text: On June 4, 2002, Mother filed a motion to modify the November 20, 2002 order. In the motion, Mother alleged that the younger child had been scheduled for a tonsillectomy, but that Father had cancelled the surgery, thereby exposing the child to continuing viral infections and sleep apnea. She also alleged that Father missed a dental appointment for the older child, which he did not reschedule. Mother requested that she be granted primary residential placement so that the alleged neglect will not persist. Father filed a response to the motion stating that the younger child is being seen by an allergy specialist to try to resolve the problem of infections and that both children are scheduled to see another dentist because their former dentist no longer accepts Father's dental insurance. The record reflects that a thirty-minute hearing on Mother's motion was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on August 26, 2002. On August 13, 2002, Father requested a continuance of the hearing on the ground that he had another court appearance scheduled for that date and needed more than 30 minutes to present the testimony of witnesses. The Family Court denied Father's request for a continuance.