MATTER OF R.


193 A.D.2d 351 (1993)

596 N.Y.S.2d 813

In the Matter of Kevin R., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. Patricia R. et al., Appellants; Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

May 4, 1993


Family Court Act § 1046 (a) (ii) provides that a prima facie case of abuse or neglect is established by "proof of injuries sustained by a child * * * of such a nature as would ordinarily not be sustained or exist except by reason of the acts or omissions of the parent or other person responsible for the care of such child". Once a prima facie case is established, the burden of coming forward with the proof shifts from the...

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