Legal Opinion

In re Stephanie B.

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

Decided December 31, 1997No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent appeals from two orders of Family Court, one adjudicating Stephanie B. an abused child and the other adjudicating Zachary B. a neglected child. He contends that the determinations of the court are not supported by sufficient evidence and that the court erred in refusing to admit polygraph evidence.

It is well settled that a finding that a child has been abused or neglected pursuant to article 10 of the Family Court Act must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence (see, Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]; Matter of Tammie Z.,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In re Tammie Z.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. In re Christina F.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. In re Commissioner of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. In re Aryeh-Levi K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. In re Brandy J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. Loren B. v. Heather A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. In re Peter C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. In re Lavountae A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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