Ordered that the order dated December 5, 2007 is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Rockland County, for a new hearing and determination of the petition.
A party in a Family Court Act article 8 proceeding has the right to be represented by counsel (see Family Ct Act § 262 [a] [ii]; Matter of McGregor v Bacchus,
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