Legal Opinion
Khan-Soleil v. Rashad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 3, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
*545In a family offense proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Hepner, J.), dated April 19, 2012, which, upon granting the father’s motion, made at the close of her case, to dismiss the petition based upon her failure to establish a prima facie case, dismissed the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The allegations in a family offense proceeding must be “supported by a fair preponderance of the evidence” (Family Ct Act § 832; see Matter of Jarrett v Jarrett, 102 AD3d 695 [2013]; Matter of Scanziani…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Feldsberg v. NitschkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re Lauryn H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Scanziani v. HairstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Lightman v. FlaumNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- In re Jeshaun R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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