MTR. OF CHRISTINA F. (GARY F.)


74 N.Y.2d 532 (1989)

In the Matter of Christina F. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abused. Gary F., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. DeFrancisco for appellant.

Jon A. Gerber, County Attorney (Martin J. Murphy of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


KAYE, J.

In a child protective proceeding under article 10 of the Family Court Act (the Child Protective Proceedings Act), a child's out-of-court statements describing sexual abuse by her father may be corroborated by the child's later cross-examined but unsworn in-court testimony, so as to support a fact finding of abuse.

This proceeding was instituted by the Onondaga County Department of Social Services...

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