Matter of Hannah A. (Jibrine A.)
2011 NY Slip Op 04045 [84 AD3d 951]
May 10, 2011
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, July 6, 2011


In the Matter of Hannah A. Suffolk County Child ProtectiveServices, Respondent; Jibrine A., Appellant. (Proceeding No. 1.) In the Matter of Marian A.Suffolk County Child Protective Services, Respondent; Jibrine A., Appellant. (Proceeding No.2.)

[*1]Lawrence N. Etah, Hempstead, N.Y., for appellant.

Christine Malafi, County Attorney, Central Islip, N.Y. (Jeffrey P. Tavel of counsel), forrespondent.

Arshia Basser, Central Islip, N.Y., Attorney for the Child.

In a child neglect proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals froman order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Hoffmann, J.), dated August 12, 2010, which,upon a fact-finding hearing, determined that he neglected the subject children.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The evidence supports the Family Court's determination that the father neglected the subjectchildren by engaging in certain acts of domestic violence against the mother in their presence thatimpaired, or created an imminent danger of impairing, their physical, emotional, or mentalconditions (see Family Ct Act § 1012 [f] [i] [B]; Matter of Jordan E., 57 AD3d 539,540 [2008]; Matter of Andrew Y.,44 AD3d 1063, 1064 [2007]; Matter of Zachery M., 306 AD2d 348, 349 [2003]; cf. Nicholson v Scoppetta, 3 NY3d357, 367-372 [2004]). Angiolillo, J.P., Florio, Lott and Austin, JJ., concur.


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