Legal Opinion

Matter of Za'Niya D. (Kenneth R.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 12, 2015No. 2014-08795PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of fact-finding and disposition of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Theresa Whelan, J.), dated August 21, 2014. The order, insofar as appealed from, after a fact-finding hearing, determined that the father neglected the subject child, Za’Niya D.

Ordered that order of fact-finding and disposition is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

A single incident of excessive corporal punishment is sufficient to sustain a finding of neglect (see Matter of Yanni D. [Hope J.], 95 AD3d 1313 [2012]; Matter of James S. [Kathleen S.], 88 AD3d 1006 [2011];…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re James S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. In re Rachel H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. In re Padmine M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. In re Alexander J.S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Matter of Dylan G. (Victor M.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Matter of Amoria S. (Sharon M.M.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Matter of David B. (Stacy T.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  5. Matter of Jeremiah J. (Selene A. C.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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