Legal Opinion

Matter of Jeremy M. (Roque A.M.)

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

Decided December 29, 2016No. 2571PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order of fact-finding and disposition (one paper), Family Court, Bronx County (Joan L. Piccirillo, J.), entered on or about December 9, 2014, insofar as it determined, after a hearing, that respondent father neglected the subject children, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The children’s corroborated statements to the caseworker about the father’s alcohol abuse and its effect upon them were appropriately considered as evidence supporting the finding of neglect (Family Ct Act § 1046 [a] [vi]; Matter of Nicole V., 71 NY2d 112, 118-119 [1987]). Moreover, they established by a preponderance of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. In re Keoni Daquan A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Matter of Nyheem E. (Jamila G.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Matter of Michael P. v. Administration for Children's Servs.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Matter of Nadia S. (Ron S.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Matter of Gelani M. (Paul M.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  2. Matter of Gelani M. (Paul M.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  3. Matter of Matthew T. (Tiffany S.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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