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Westchester County Department of Social Services v. Travis W.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 5, 1995
216 A.D.2d 307 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

June 5, 1995

Appeal from the Family Court, Westchester County (Scancerelli, J., Mrsich, J.H.O.).


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Westchester County, for further proceedings on the petition.

Since the father admitted paternity of the child in this case, it was error for the Judicial Hearing Officer to dismiss the petition when the mother failed to appear after the paternity proceeding had been adjourned once because of her nonappearance (cf., Matter of McEwen [Gerri L.] v. Donnie R.O., 192 A.D.2d 708). Mangano, P.J., O'Brien, Ritter, Pizzuto and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Westchester County Department of Social Services v. Travis W.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 5, 1995
216 A.D.2d 307 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Westchester County Department of Social Services v. Travis W.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, on…

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

Date published: Jun 5, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 307 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
627 N.Y.S.2d 985