Legal Opinion

In re Hannah L.

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

Decided January 3, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum: In this proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, respondent parents appeal, respectively, from orders adjudicating their seven children to be neglected by them. Contrary to the parents’ contentions, Family Court’s finding of neglect is supported by the requisite preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]). The “child[ren]’s out-of-court statements may form the basis for a finding of neglect as long as they are sufficiently corroborated by other evidence tending to support their reliability” (Matter of Nicholas L., 50 AD3d 1141, 1142 [2008]; see §…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nicholson v. ScoppettaNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. In re Nicholas L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. In re Lindsey BB.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. In re Alan B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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