Matter of Richard M. v Princess R.F.

Matter of Matter of Richard M. v Princess R.F. 2011 NY Slip Op 09194 Decided on December 20, 2011 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on December 20, 2011
Saxe, J.P., Catterson, Moskowitz, Acosta, Renwick JJ.
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[*1]In re Richard M., Petitioner-Respondent,

v

Princess R.F., Respondent-Appellant.




Daniel R. Katz, New York, for appellant.
Karen P. Simmons, The Children's Law Center, Brooklyn (Janet
Neustaetter of counsel), attorney for the child.

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Jane Pearl, J.), entered on or about September 2, 2010, which denied respondent's motion to vacate an order of filiation declaring petitioner the father of the subject child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Family Court correctly found that respondent demonstrated neither a reasonable excuse for her failure to appear in court nor a meritorious defense to the petition (Matter of Amirah Nicole A. [Tamika R.], 73 AD3d 428 [2010], lv dismissed 15 NY3d 766 [2010]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: DECEMBER 20, 2011

CLERK