The record does not establish that a "reasonable and substantial effort [was] made" to provide notice of the fact-finding hearing, at which appellant's admission was entered, to his mother (Family Ct Act § 341.2 [3]), or that she was given a reasonable opportunity to attend the hearing. At the commencement of the hearing, counsel stated that appellant's mother, although absent, had been informed of the court date. When appellant stated that he wanted his mother to be...
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