MATTER OF FRANTRAE W.


45 A.D.3d 412 (2007)

845 N.Y.S.2d 324

In the Matter of FRANTRAE W. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abused and Neglected. FRED W., Appellant; COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent, et al., Respondent.

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

Decided November 20, 2007.


Despite the serious nature of the charges, the Family Court's credibility determinations, based on sharply divergent testimony, are entitled to deference (see Matter of Benjamin L., 9 A.D.3d 153, 155 [2004]). The record supports the court's findings that appellant abused his older daughter by having sexual intercourse with her in 2003 and 2004. His argument that the older daughter's testimony was received without corroboration is...

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