ent ▁enough ▁to ▁satisfy ▁the ▁constitution al ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁due ▁process ▁clause . ▁In ▁striking ▁down ▁New ▁York ' s ▁bur den , ▁the ▁Court ▁util ized ▁the ▁Mat he ws ▁test ▁to ▁determine ▁what ▁bur den ▁of ▁proof ▁was ▁due . ▁ ▁The ▁Mat he ws ▁test ▁employed ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁consider ations : ▁the ▁private ▁interests ▁affected , ▁the ▁risk ▁pos ed ▁by ▁err one ous ▁jud g ement , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁interest ▁affected . ▁The ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁private ▁interests ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁not ing ▁that ▁"[ w ] hen ▁the ▁State ▁initi ates ▁a ▁parent al ▁rights ▁term ination ▁proceed ing , ▁it ▁see ks ▁not ▁merely ▁to ▁in fr inge ▁that ▁fundamental ▁liberty ▁interest , ▁but ▁to ▁end ▁it " ▁and ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁term ination ▁was ▁irre vers ible . ▁In ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁second ▁factor , ▁the ▁Court ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁parents ▁and ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁their ▁natural ▁relationship ▁are ▁not ▁distinct ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁bal ancing ▁factors ▁are ▁between ▁the ▁parents ▁and ▁the ▁State . ▁The ▁Court ▁then ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁" f air ▁pre ponder ance " ▁bur den ▁did ▁not ▁fairly ▁allocate ▁risk ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁higher ▁bur den ▁would ▁be ▁pract ically ▁and ▁symbol ically ▁important . ▁The ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁State ▁had ▁an ▁interest , ▁a ▁higher ▁bur den ▁would ▁have ▁little ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁ability ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁to ▁achieve ▁its ▁goal . ▁Following ▁from ▁this ▁review , ▁the