Legal Opinion
In re Nassau County Department of Social Services ex rel. Joseph H.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 22, 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a child abuse proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the maternal grandmother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Decker, J.), dated August 16, 1991, which, after a hearing, found Joseph H. to be an abused child.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
A child need not sustain a serious injury in order to justify a finding that he has been abused. It is sufficient to show that the child was subjected to a substantial risk of physical injury which would be likely to cause serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re C. ChildrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re CerdaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re Joey T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re Bruce L.New York City Family Court · 1988
- In re Marcelina F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
3Cited by7 opinions
- In re Angelique H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re Michael R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re Asia B. Gregory H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- In re Reannie D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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