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Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1999

In re Mark H.

In re Mark H.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 31, 1999
259 A.D.2d 1040; 689 N.Y.S.2d 888; 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3471
In re Mark H.

Opinion of the Court

Amended order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In this Family Court Act article 10 proceeding alleging sexual abuse, Family Court properly gave collateral estoppel effect to respondent’s plea of guilty to charges of sexual abuse in a parallel criminal proceeding (see, Matter of Suffolk *1041County Dept. of Social Servs. [Michael V.] v James M., 83 NY2d 178, 182-183; Matter of Jimmy A., 218 AD2d 734, 735; Matter of Sarah L., 207 AD2d 1016). (Appeal from Amended Order of Niagara County Family Court, Batt, J. — Abuse.) Present— Denman, P. J., Green, Pine, Hayes and Hurlbutt, JJ.

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