The following excerpt is from Cheryl B v. Alfred W. D, 418 N.Y.S.2d 271, 99 Misc.2d 1085 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1979):
Although proceedings under Article 5, F.C.A. are civil in nature, Matter of Miller v. Gordon, 58 A.D.2d 1027, 397 N.Y.S.2d 500 (4th Dept. 1977), respondent, are entitled to an allocution encompassing the full complement of statutory rights as set forth hereinafter.
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