Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York February 28, 2012 (In re Quincy K.)

In a child protective proceeding, the petitioner has the burden *945of proving neglect by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]; Matter of Philip M., 82 NY2d 238, 243 [1993]; Matter of Tammie Z., 66 NY2d 1, 3 [1985]; Matter of Besthani M., 13 AD3d 452, 452 [2004]).