Legal Opinion
In re Christina F.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1989PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In a child protective proceeding under article 10 of the Family Court Act (the Child Protective Proceedings Act), a child’s out-of-court statements describing sexual abuse by her father may be corroborated by the child’s later cross-examined but unsworn in-court testimony, so as to support a fact finding of abuse.
This proceeding was instituted by the Onondaga County Department of Social Services Child Protective Division, seek*534ing a finding that respondent had abused his daughter, Christina, then five years old, and that his son, Robert, age two, was in danger of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- In re Tammie Z.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re Lydia K.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re Tina H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- In re Elizabeth D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by158 opinions
- Matter of Philip M.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Suffolk County Deptartment of Social Services v. James M.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- In re Kathleen OO.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Cobane v. CobaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- In re Nathaniel TT.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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