Nassau County Department of Social Services v. Steven K.

from, vacate the fact-finding order in its entirety, and dismiss the petitions, with the following memorandum. I am unable to concur in the majority’s determination that the remaining allegations of abuse were proven by a preponderance of the credible evidence. In my view, neither the testimony of the validator nor the in camera interviews constituted sufficient corroboration of the children’s alleged out-of-court statements, upon which the allegations of the petitions are based. Accordingly, the order appealed from should be reversed and the petitions dismissed.

In sustaining portions of the…