Revocation of Suspended Judgment Proper

The Second Department determined Family Court had properly revoked father’s suspended judgment for failure to comply with its terms and conditions:

The Family Court may revoke a suspended judgment after a hearing if it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the parent failed to comply with one or more of its conditions…. “When determining compliance with a suspended judgment, it is the parent’s obligation to demonstrate that progress has been made to overcome the specific problems which led to the removal of the child[ren] . . . [A] parent’s attempt to comply with the literal provisions of the suspended judgment is not enough” … . Matter of Kimble G II, 2013 NY Slip Op 05066, 2nd Dept 7-3-13