There was no finding that the children were neglected, abandoned or delinquent, nor that the mother was unfit to have custody of her children. The jurisdiction of Children's Court extends to cases where infants are neglected, abandoned or delinquent, as defined in the Children's Court Act (People ex rel. Malcolm v. Malcolm, 281 App. Div. 714; Matter of Tangen, 277 App. Div. 827) and a finding of neglect, abandonment or delinquency is a prerequisite to an award...
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