IN THE MATTER OF ALEXANDER C.


30 A.D.3d 593 (2006)

818 N.Y.S.2d 150

In the Matter of ALEXANDER C., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant; JUAN C., Respondent. (Proceeding No. 1.) In the Matter of BRENDA C., a Child Alleged to be Abused and Neglected. SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant; JUAN C., Respondent. (Proceeding No. 2.) In the Matter of JUAN CARLOS C., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant; JUAN C., Respondent. (Proceeding No. 3.)

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

June 20, 2006.


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for a new fact-finding hearing and determination.

The Family Court erred in finding that the petitioner failed to present a prima facie case that the child, Brenda C., had been sexually abused because her statements were uncorroborated. Although Family...

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