Legal Opinion

Matter of Ashantewa W.L. (Doris L.)

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

Decided February 8, 2017No. 2015-05818Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by "the mother from an order of fact-finding of the Family Court, Westchester County (Kathie E. Davidson, J.), entered April 7, 2015. The order, after a fact-finding hearing, found that the mother neglected the subject child.

Ordered that the order of fact-finding is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

To establish neglect of a child, the petitioner must demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]), that the child’s physical, mental, or emotional condition has been impaired or is in imminent danger of becoming impaired, and that actual or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nicholson v. ScoppettaNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. In re Angelique L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Matter of Jamakie B. (Gwendolyn J.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. In re Tyler C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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