Order reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and proceeding remanded to the Family Court for a new fact-finding hearing.
No questions of fact were considered on this appeal. It is well settled that "`proof beyond a reasonable doubt is constitutionally required for an adjudication that a minor is a person in need of supervision'" (Matter of Iris R.,
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