In re Christina F.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1989-11-30

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OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. In a child protective proceeding under article 10 of the Family Court Act (the Child Protective Proceedings Act), a child’s out-of-court statements describing sexual abuse by her father may be corroborated by the child’s later cross-examined but unsworn in-court testimony, so as to support a fact finding of abuse. This proceeding was instituted by the Onon…

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