Legal Opinion

Croft v. Gordon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 19, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the appellant’s motion to vacate the order of filiation on the ground of newly-discovered evidence (see CPLR 5015 [a] [2]; Vandelli v Vandelli, 266 AD2d 280). The appellant failed to show that the alleged newly-discovered evidence could not have been discovered with due diligence before he admitted to paternity of the subject child (see Zaccaria v Russell, 288 AD2d 468; Litras v Litras, 271 AD2d 578).

The appellant’s remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review, and in any event, without merit. Florio, J.P., S.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zaccaria v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Litras v. LitrasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Vandelli v. VandelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Chomik v. SypniakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Maldonado v. ReyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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