Matter of Renarta La-narda S. v. Bevin M.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Emily M. Olshanksy, J.), entered on or about December 15, 2016, which, following a hearing, adjudged respondent to be the father of the subject child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The Family Court properly found by clear and convincing evidence that it was in the child’s best interests to equitably estop respondent from denying paternity (Matter of Shondel J. v Mark D., 7 NY3d 320, 326-327 [2006]; Family Ct Act § 418 [a]). While respondent claimed to have harbored some doubts about whether he was the father shortly after the child’s birth in 2009…