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DERIVATIVE NEGLECT FINDING STEMMING FROM A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT REVERSED; MOTHER HAD SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SINCE THE NEGLECT FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE OLDER CHILDREN (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined a derivative neglect finding stemming from a motion for summary judgment should not have been granted. Mother had participated in mental health treatment and had made progress since the prior neglect findings with respect to her older children:

Although there is no express provision for a summary judgment procedure in a Family Court Act article 10 proceeding, summary judgment pursuant to CPLR 3212 may be granted in such a proceeding when there is no triable issue of fact outstanding (see Family Ct Act § 165[a] …). In support of its motion, ACS [Administration for Children’s Services] submitted the court’s prior orders determining that the mother neglected the two older children … . While there were findings of neglect as to the subject child’s two siblings, “there is no per se rule that a finding of neglect of one sibling requires a finding of derivative neglect with respect to the other siblings. The focus of the inquiry . . . is whether the evidence of abuse or neglect of one child indicates a fundamental defect in the parent’s understanding of the duties of parenthood” … . …

… ACS failed to establish as a matter of law that, under the circumstances, the neglect of the subject child’s siblings merits a finding of derivative neglect as to the subject child … . The medical records submitted by ACS demonstrated that the mother had failed to comply with her mental health treatment in late 2016, which noncompliance was a basis of the prior findings of neglect. However, the records submitted also demonstrated that the mother recommenced treatment in early 2017, immediately after the finding of neglect as to the second child, Akira, and that the mother was thereafter compliant and made positive progress in her mental health treatment for the following year. Accordingly, it cannot be said that ACS established, prima facie, that the mother derivatively neglected the subject child through her failure to resolve the same issues that were the basis for the prior findings of neglect as to the two older children … . Matter of Azayla K. L. (Aleisha L.), 2020 NY Slip Op 05902, Second Dept 10-21-20

 

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