Legal Opinion
Matter of Kiana M.-M. (Robert M.)
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 2014No. 2014-01078PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of fact-finding of the Family Court, Suffolk County (David Freundlich, J.), dated December 19, 2013. The order, after a fact-finding hearing, found that the father neglected the children.
Ordered that the order of fact-finding is reversed, on the facts, without costs or disbursements, the petition is denied, and the proceedings are dismissed.
A party seeking to establish neglect of a child must demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]), (1) that the child’s physical, mental, or emotional condition has been impaired or is in imminent…
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