Legal Opinion

Matter of John S. (Milica S.)

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

Decided March 31, 2016No. 678PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Family Court, New York County (Stewart H. Weinstein, J.), entered on or about February 19, 2015, which, after a fact-finding hearing, found that respondent mother neglected the subject child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner agency satisfied its burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that respondent neglected the child (see Family Ct Act §§ 1012 [fj [i] [B]; 1046 [b] [i]). There are no grounds for disturbing the court’s credibility determinations (see Matter of Fernando S., 63 AD3d 610 [1st Dept 2009]). Respondent placed the child in imminent danger after…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Fernando S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. In re Raima W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Matter of Mateo M.S.J. (Daniel M.A.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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