In re Anastashia S.
Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Chautauqua County (Judith S. Claire, J.), entered May 10, 2011 in a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b. The order denied the motion of respondent to vacate a default judgment.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Contrary to the contention of respondent mother, Family Court did not abuse its discretion in denying her motion to vacate a judgment entered upon her default in this permanent neglect proceeding. The mother’s contention that she had a reasonable excuse for her failure to appear based upon her lack of knowledge of the fact-finding hearing and upon her incarceration at the time of that hearing is not preserved for our review, inasmuch as she did not seek vacatur on those
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