Ordered that the order is reversed, without costs or disbursements, and the proceeding is remitted to the Family Court, Queens County, for a new fact-finding hearing and determination.
The Family Court dismissed the petition because of the petitioner's failure to corroborate the child's out-of-court assertions that the respondent was the abuser (see, Family Ct Act § 1046 [a] [vi]). Corroborative evidence as to identity is not required, however (see...
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