Legal Opinion
In re R./M. Children
New York City Family Court
Decided April 20, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Philip C. Segal, J.
At issue in this child protective proceeding is the adequacy of the trial foundation laid by petitioner to support the admission of validation evidence intended to substantiate the claim that the subject children suffer from sexual abuse syndrome (see, Matter of Nicole V., 71 NY2d 112 [1987]). As follows, the court finds that petitioner failed to establish the expertise of her proffered validator and further failed to establish that the validator’s assessment comported with the specific procedures accepted as reliable within the field (see, People v…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Meiselman v. Crown Heights Hospital, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- State v. MichaelsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Jelinek v. CostelloDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
- Jeffrey Washington v. Sunny Schriver, Superintendent, Wallkill Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001