In re Francini C.

Order of fact-finding, Family Court, New York County (Clark V. Richardson, J.), entered on or about April 10, 2012, which, after a hearing, determined that respondent mother abused the subject child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

A preponderance of the evidence supports the court’s determination that respondent abused her daughter (Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]). The child’s out-of-court statements that her mother hit and choked her with a belt were corroborated by the medical records and the testimony of an expert in pediatric medicine, who, after evaluating the child and reviewing her…