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EVIDENCE DID NOT SUPPORT NEGLECT FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER, EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATED THE HOME WAS IN DISARRAY BUT NOT THAT IT WAS UNSANITARY OR UNSAFE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined the evidence did not support the finding that mother neglected the child by failing to provide adequate shelter:

We agree with the Family Court’s finding that the petitioner established, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the mother failed to provide the child with proper supervision and guardianship. The evidence demonstrated that she placed the child in near proximity to narcotics and to the very dangerous activity of narcotics trafficking, which posed an imminent danger to the child’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being… .

However, we disagree with the Family Court’s finding that the petitioner established, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the mother neglected the child by failing to supply the child with adequate shelter based on the unsanitary conditions of the home. While the evidence adduced at the fact-finding hearing demonstrated that the home was in a general state of disarray, it did not establish unsanitary or unsafe conditions such that the child’s physical, mental, or emotional condition was impaired or in imminent danger of impairment … . Matter of Majesty M. (Brandy P.), 2018 NY Slip Op 07726, Second Dept 11-14-18

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