Case Name: In the Matter of Megan L.G.H. Administration for Children's Services, Respondent; Theresa G., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-11-09
Citations: 89 A.D.3d 843
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Megan L.G.H. Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent; Theresa G., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 89
Pages: 843–843

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Megan L.G.H. Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent; Theresa G., Appellant.
[932 NYS2d 372]

Opinion:
The Family Court's determination that the mother neglected the child was supported by a preponderance of the evidence. A "[n]eglected child" is defined by the Family Court Act as one "whose physical, mental or emotional condition has been impaired or is in imminent danger of becoming impaired as a result of the failure of [the] parent . to exercise a minimum degree of care . in providing the child with proper supervision or guardianship" (Family Ct Act § 1012 [f] [i] [B]). The petitioner established, by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]), that the mother's conduct, which included being intoxicated and in possession of a knife and marijuana, placed the child in imminent danger of impairment of her physical condition (see Family Ct Act § 1012 [f]; Nicholson v Scoppetta, 3 NY3d 357 [2004]; Matter of Kevin M.H. [Kenneth H.], 76 AD3d 1015 [2010]). Accordingly, the Family Court properly found that the mother neglected the child. Rivera, J.E, Eng, Belen and Austin, JJ., concur.