In re Nelson R.
Opinion of the Court
—Order of disposi
The instant petition was not jurisdictionally defective. There is no requirement that the supporting deposition of the 11-year-old complainant contain allegations demonstrating the competence of the 11-year-old to take an oath (Matter of Gregory J., 209 AD2d 191, lv denied 85 NY2d 807).
The speedy trial claim is unpreserved for appellate review since no motion was ever made to dismiss the petition on this ground, and the adjournments were never objected to, and, in fact, were consented to by counsel. Moreover, the 12-day adjournment which the Family Court ordered, sua sponte, was for good cause (see, Matter of Jamell H., 219 AD2d 531). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Ross, Nardelli and Mazzarelli, JJ.
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