Legal Opinion
Ojofeitimi v. New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
At an administrative expungement hearing to determine whether a report of child abuse or maltreatment is substantiated, the allegations in the report must be established by a fair preponderance of the evidence (see Matter of Lee TT. v Dowling, 87 NY2d 699, 703 [1996]; Matter of Esteva v New York State Cent. Register of Child Abuse & Maltreatment, 82 AD3d 978, 979 [2011]; Matter of Blythe v Carrion, 63 AD3d 1059 [2009]; Matter of Lynnann P. v Suffolk County Dept. of Social Servs., 28 AD3d 484, 485 [2006]). “It is the function of the administrative agency, not the reviewing court, to weigh the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- MATTER OF LEE TT. v. DowlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Silberfarb v. Board of Cooperative Educational ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Ribya BB. v. WingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Bullock v. State of New York Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Stead v. JoyceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017