Legal Opinion

In re Jaylynn R.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 12, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

In related child protective proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the mother appeals from an order of fact-finding and disposition of the Family Court, Kings County (Danoff, J.), dated May 29, 2012, which, after fact-finding and dispositional hearings, inter alia, found that she neglected the child Jaylynn R. and derivatively neglected the child Janaya D.

Ordered that the order of fact-finding and disposition is reversed, on the facts, without costs or disbursements, and the petitions are dismissed.

To establish neglect, the petitioner must demonstrate, by a preponderance of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nicholson v. ScoppettaNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. In re Ella B.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
  3. People v. JosephNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. SamuelsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. In re Iyanah D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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