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In re Commis. of Social Serv

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 3, 2011
84 A.D.3d 438 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

No. 4939.

May 3, 2011.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Mary E. Bednar, J), entered on or about April 8, 2010, which confirmed the support magistrate's March 24, 2010 order finding that respondent willfully violated the court's December 5, 2007 support order, and placed respondent on probation for six months, upon certain terms and conditions, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Steven N. Feinman, White Plains, for appellant.

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Elizabeth I. Freedman of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Concur — Saxe, J.P., Friedman, Freedman and Richter, JJ.


Respondent's claim that he was not afforded a hearing as mandated by Family Court Act § 454 is unpreserved and thus is not properly before this Court ( see e.g. Matter of Lindsey BB. [Ruth BB.], 72 AD3d 1162, 1164; Matter of Brittni K, 297 AD2d 236, 240). In any event, respondent participated in the hearing before the magistrate and thus waived this claim ( see Matter of Nilda S. v Dawn K, 302 AD2d 237, 238, lv denied 100 NY2d 512). Significantly, respondent was represented by counsel, who argued on his behalf at the hearing before the magistrate, and presented evidence to the magistrate. Thus, respondent was afforded a full and fair hearing, and was given the opportunity to submit evidence in his defense.


Summaries of

In re Commis. of Social Serv

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 3, 2011
84 A.D.3d 438 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

In re Commis. of Social Serv

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. ZOUHIER…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: May 3, 2011

Citations

84 A.D.3d 438 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 3662
921 N.Y.S.2d 523

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