Legal Opinion
In re E. M.
New York Family Court
Decided October 9, 1987PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George L. Jurow, J.
This court holds that in a child sexual abuse proceeding under Family Court Act article 10, so-called "expert witness validation testimony” itself and standing alone may be sufficient corroboration of a child’s out-of-court statements so as to satisfy the corroboration requirement in Family Court Act § 1046 (a) (vi).
The question of whether, as a matter of law, validation testimony itself may satisfy the article 10 corroboration requirement is of considerable legal significance because of, first, the increasing volume of petitions filed under article 10…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. AllweissNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. MiddletonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re Nicole V.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- In re Tara H.New York City Family Court · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re Faith AA.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Nassau County Department of Social Services v. Denise S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In re SanchezNew York City Family Court · 1988
- Eli v. EliNew York City Family Court · 1993
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