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IN THE MATTER OF ANGO H. (ANONYMOUS)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.
Aug 27, 2001
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DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the appellant's contention, he was not deprived of his right to a speedy fact-finding hearing. The fact-finding hearing was timely commenced ( see, Family Ct Act § 340.1, [4][b]; cf, Matter of Kareem T., 180 A.D.2d 802; Matter of Eric F., 126 A.D.2d 39). Any adjournment granted after commencement did not implicate the appellant's right to a speedy fact-finding hearing ( see, Matter of Sharnell J., 237 A.D.2d 290).

The appellant was not deprived of his right to a speedy dispositional hearing. The record demonstrates that the first adjournment was granted "for good cause shown" (Family Ct Act § 350.1[a]; see, Matter of Perry O., 232 A.D.2d 225). The court providently exercised its discretion in granting the subsequent adjournments ( see, Family Ct Act § 350.1; Matter of Jose R., 83 N.Y.2d 388; Matter of Eddie M., 196 A.D.2d 25).

SANTUCCI, J.P., S. MILLER, SMITH and CRANE, JJ., concur.