In re Ean L. L.

*637OPINION OF THE COURT

Stella Schindler, J.

The Center for Children and Families, Inc. (petitioner) commenced this action with the filing of a neglect petition pursuant to article 10 of the Family Court Act on July 2, 1990. The allegations in the petition were based on a report of suspected child neglect made by the child’s therapist, a mandated reporter in conformance with Social Services Law § 413, to the Central Register in Albany.

The most serious allegations in the petition relate to the effect of the respondents’ domestic disputes on their seven-year-old son’s mental health. The petition…