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THE EVIDENCE THAT THE PATERNAL UNCLE STRUCK THE CHILD ON THE ARM AFTER SHE MADE FUN OF AN ADULT IN THE HOUSEHOLD WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE NEGLECT AND DERIVATIVE NEGLECT FINDINGS (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined the evidence the child’s paternal uncle struck the child on the arm after the child had made fun of another adult in the household did not support a neglect and derivative neglect finding. (The paternal uncle denied striking the child):

While those legally responsible for the care of children “have a right to use reasonable physical force against a child in order to maintain discipline or to promote the child’s welfare” … , the use of excessive corporal punishment constitutes neglect … . The petitioner has the burden of proving neglect by a preponderance of the evidence … . Although a single incident of excessive corporal punishment may suffice to support a finding of neglect in a given case, there are instances where the record will not support such a finding, even where the use of physical force was inappropriate … . Under the circumstances presented here, we agree with the paternal uncle and the attorneys for the respective children that the Family Court erroneously found that ACS [Administration for Children’s Services]  established by a preponderance of the evidence that the paternal uncle neglected Myiasha by inflicting excessive corporal punishment upon her. ACS failed to establish that the paternal uncle’s action in inappropriately striking the child rose to the level of neglect, or that he intended to hurt Myiasha, or exhibited a pattern of excessive corporal punishment … . Moreover, there was insufficient evidence that Myiasha suffered the requisite impairment of her physical, mental, or emotional well-being to support a finding of neglect … . Matter of Myiasha K. D. (Marcus R.), 2021 NY Slip Op 02290, Second Dept 4-14-21

 

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