Legal Opinion
In re Imani B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 2006PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child protective proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals from an order of factfinding and disposition (one paper) of the Family Court, Suffolk County (MacKenzie, J.), dated March 9, 2005, which, after a hearing, inter alia, determined that he had neglected the subject child.
Ordered that the order of factfinding and disposition is reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, and the petition is dismissed.
A determination of parental neglect following a fact-finding hearing must be based on a preponderance of the evidence, demonstrating…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Parochial Bus Systems, Inc. v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Nicholson v. ScoppettaNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- In re Tammie Z.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. NievesNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Morrissey v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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