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In the Matter of PAULINE PETULLA, Respondent, v. VINCENT PETULLA et al., Respondents, and DOLORES MOSCATO, Appellant.

Ordered that the order dated September 12, 2008, is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

"`The determination whether to relieve a party of an order entered upon his or her default is a matter left to the sound discretion of the Family Court'" ( Matter of Cassidy Sue R., 58 AD3d 744, 745, quoting Matter of Francisco R., 19 AD3d 502; see Matter of Tenisha Tishonda T., 302 AD2d 534, 534). A party seeking to vacate such an order must establish that there was a reasonable excuse for the default and a potentially meritorious defense to the demand for relief sought in the petition ( see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Matter of Cassidy Sue R., 58 AD3d at 745; Matter of Coates v Lee, 32 AD3d 539, 539; Matter of Francisco R., 19 AD3d at 502). We agree with the Family Court that the mother failed to make the requisite showing.

The mother's remaining contentions are without merit, refer to matter dehors the record, or are otherwise not properly before this Court.

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IN RE PETULLA
(Jun 14, 2011)