Ordered that the order of protection and the order of disposition are reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.
In a family offense proceeding, the allegations asserted in a petition seeking the issuance of an order of protection must be supported by "a fair preponderance of the evidence" (Family Ct Act § 832; see Matter of Patton v Torres,
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