Petitioner agency satisfied its burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that respondent neglected her child (see Family Ct Act § 1012 [f] [i] [B]; § 1046 [a] [iii]). The agency's witnesses personally observed respondent under the influence of alcohol to the extent that she was no longer in control of her actions. On one occasion she approached the child and his stepmother at approximately 7:15 A.M., intoxicated and holding an open 24-ounce...
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