Opinion
2017–08229 Docket No. N–12802–16
07-18-2018
In the MATTER OF KHAMARI S. (Anonymous). Westchester County Department of Social Services, respondent; v. Keith S. (Anonymous), appellant.
Carl D. Birman, White Plains, NY, for appellant. John M. Nonna, County Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Stacey Dolgin–Kmetz and Allison E. Burke of counsel), for respondent. Jessica Bacal, Mount Kisco, NY, attorney for the child.
Carl D. Birman, White Plains, NY, for appellant.
John M. Nonna, County Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Stacey Dolgin–Kmetz and Allison E. Burke of counsel), for respondent.
Jessica Bacal, Mount Kisco, NY, attorney for the child.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P., JEFFREY A. COHEN, SYLVIA O. HINDS–RADIX, ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals from an order of fact-finding and disposition of the Family Court, Westchester County (Michelle I. Schauer, J.), dated May 18, 2017. The order, after a hearing, found that the father neglected the subject child and limited the father's contact with the child to supervised parental access.
ORDERED that the order of fact-finding and disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In a child protective proceeding, the petitioner has the burden of proving neglect by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1012[f][i][B] ; Nicholson v. Scoppetta, 3 N.Y.3d 357, 368, 787 N.Y.S.2d 196, 820 N.E.2d 840 ). Here, a preponderance of the evidence established that the father neglected the subject child by engaging in physical altercations with the child's mother in the presence of the child, which impaired, or created an imminent danger of impairing, the child's physical, mental, or emotional condition (see Matter of Joshua V. [Rahsaan J.], 137 A.D.3d 1153, 1153–1154, 28 N.Y.S.3d 97 ; Matter of Morgene R. [Leah A.], 135 A.D.3d 769, 22 N.Y.S.3d 886 ; Matter of Celeste O. [Calvin A.], 119 A.D.3d 586, 587, 987 N.Y.S.2d 903 ; Matter of Anthony S. [Dawn N.], 98 A.D.3d 519, 520, 949 N.Y.S.2d 194 ; Matter of Ariella S. [Krystal C.], 89 A.D.3d 1092, 1094, 934 N.Y.S.2d 422 ).
The father's remaining contention is without merit.
MASTRO, J.P., COHEN, HINDS–RADIX and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.