In re Keith H.

I cannot concur in the conclusion of the majority that a petition commencing a PINS proceeding need not be supported by legally sufficient nonhearsay allegations. I would thus affirm the order of the Family Court, essentially for the reasons stated by Judge Amodeo in his well-reasoned analysis of the due process violations present in this case (Matter of Keith H., 150 Misc 2d 470).

Family Court Act § 711 provides a crystal clear statement of legislative intent that the purpose of Family Court Act article 7 "is to provide a due process of law” in the consideration and disposition of PINS…