Family Court properly determined that it had subject matter jurisdiction in this family offense proceeding, based on the intimate, familial relationship between the parties (see Family Ct Act § 812 [1] [e]). Petitioner is the foster mother of respondent's child and the sister of the child's father, and the parties had frequent communication and interaction over the years.
A fair preponderance of the evidence established that respondent had committed the...
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