Matter of Dhanmatie G. v. Zamin B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Tracey A. Bing, J.), entered on or about October 2, 2014, which dismissed without prejudice petitioner’s family offense petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Petitioner failed to establish a family offense by a fair preponderance of the evidence (Family Ct Act § 832). Petitioner’s allegations that respondent paternal uncle inappropriately touched one or more of the children were supported only by the inadmissible hearsay statements of the children (Matter of Joyesha J. v Oscar S., 135 AD3d 557, 558 [1st Dept 2016]; see Family Ct Act § 834). Family…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Matter of Leighann W. v. Thomas X.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Matter of Joyesha J. v. Oscar S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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