Stoops v. Perales

OPINION OF THE COURT

Casey, J.

Petitioner contends that a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment, filed and maintained in a central register pursuant to Social Services Law, article 6, title 6, must be expunged. She argues that a single incident of a parent leaving two young children unattended for a short time cannot constitute maltreatment, that the finding that the children were unattended is not supported by substantial evidence, and that maintenance of the report in the central register is inconsistent with the public policy and legislative intent of the reporting system. We…