In re Snyder

— Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: At the time of the hearings to determine whether respondent’s children were permanently neglected, the requisite standard of proof was preponderance of the evidence. However, the Supreme Court recently declared this standard of proof unconstitutional when applied to cases involving permanent termination of parental rights (Santosky v Kramer,_US_, 50 USLW 4333). Therefore, we must give effect to the law, as it presently exists (People v Loria, 10 NY2d 368) and apply the higher standard of proof to the evidence offered at the hearing (see…