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EVEN THOUGH MOTHER DID NOT APPEAR IN THIS TERMINATION-OF-PARENTAL-RIGHTS PROCEEDING, FAMILY COURT SHOULD NOT HAVE DISPENSED WITH THE DISPOSITIONAL HEARING WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined the judge in this termination-of-parental-rights proceeding in which mother did not appear should not have dispensed with the dispositional hearing without the consent of thee parties:

The petitioner commenced this proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b to terminate the mother’s parental rights to the subject child on the ground of permanent neglect. The mother failed to appear at a scheduled court date, and the Family Court scheduled an inquest, which was conducted in the mother’s absence. In an order of fact-finding and disposition …, the court found that the mother permanently neglected the child, stated that it had sufficient information to issue a dispositional order without any further hearing, and suspended judgment for a period of one year. The petitioner appeals from the dispositional portion of the order.

The Family Court should not have dispensed with the dispositional hearing in the absence of the consent of the parties (see Family Ct Act §§ 625[a]; 631 …). Accordingly, we remit the matter to the Family Court, Dutchess County, for a dispositional hearing and a determination thereafter. Matter of Troy S.H. (Tianna S.S.), 2024 NY Slip Op 01711, Second Dept 3-27-24

Practice Point: Even though mother did not appear in this termination-of-parental-rights proceeding, the judge should not have dispensed with the dispositional hearing without the consent of the parties.

 

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