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Matter of Gerald

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 4, 1985
112 A.D.2d 6 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

June 4, 1985

Appeal from the Genesee County Family Court, Graney, J.

Present — Hancock, Jr., J.P., Doerr, Denman, O'Donnell and Schnepp, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Respondents appeal from orders of Family Court revoking an October 13, 1982 order of suspended judgment of permanent neglect and transferring custody of the minor children to the Genesee County Department of Social Services. Petitioner established by a fair preponderance of the evidence that respondents failed to comply with several conditions attached to the suspended judgment (see, 22 NYCRR 2506.1 [d]). The determination of whether the terms of the suspended judgment were met is part of the dispositional phase of the proceeding (Family Ct Act § 631 [b]); thus, the standard of proof is "preponderance of the evidence" (see generally, Family Ct Act § 623, 631; cf. § 622; Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745) and not, as petitioners urge, "clear and convincing" evidence.


Summaries of

Matter of Gerald

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 4, 1985
112 A.D.2d 6 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

Matter of Gerald

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of GERALD M. (Appeal No. 1.)

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Jun 4, 1985

Citations

112 A.D.2d 6 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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