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MATTER OF TIFFANY M.

145 Misc.2d 642 (1989)

In the Matter of Tiffany M., a Child Alleged to be Abused. Marie A. and Others, Respondents. In the Matter of Allison C., a Child Alleged to be Abused. Susan C. and Another, Respondents.

Family Court, Queens County.

January 25, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph DeFelice for Marie A., respondent. Sidney Silverberg for Carol A., respondent. Frank Pasquorella for Joseph A., respondent. Jeffrey B. Kaufman for Susan C., respondent. Jerry Gruen for Antonio G., respondent. Ira Richard Bennett for intervenor father. Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Barbara Elkin and Helen Gregory of counsel), for Commissioner of Department of Social Services, petitioner. Rachel Goldberg, Law Guardian, for Tiffany M. Erwin Weisberg, Law Guardian, for Allison C.

RHEA G. FRIEDMAN, J.

The acceptance of expert witness validation testimony as a viable fact-finding tool in child sexual abuse proceedings (see, e.g., Matter of Nicole V., 71 N.Y.2d 112 [1987]) has given rise to a frequently recurring issue: the appropriateness of a "second" validator's interview. In both of the cases addressed by this opinion, the respondents...

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