Ordered that the fact-finding order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The mother's repeated use of marijuana provided a basis for a finding of neglect (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [a] [iii]). The mother's claim that the children's out-of-court statements were not reliable is without merit. The out-of-court statements made to the caseworker by the two oldest daughters served to cross-corroborate each other, and those statements were further corroborated...
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