B., CLEOPHUS M., MTR. OF

Memorandum:

As limited by his brief, the Attorney for the Child appeals from that part of an order entered following a fact-finding hearing that dismissed the petition insofar as it alleged that the child who is the subject of this proceeding was derivatively neglected by respondent father. We affirm. Although Family Court Act § 1046 (a) (i) permits evidence of the father’s neglect of siblings of the child to be considered in determining whether the child was neglected, “the statute does not mandate a finding of derivative neglect” (Matter of Jocelyne J., 8 AD3d 978, 979 [2004]), and “such…