Legal Opinion
Etheridge v. Collins
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 1984PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, and the petition reinstated.
Petitioners, an unwed mother and her son, timely instituted this Family Court proceeding against respondent, the alleged father of the child, seeking a declaration of paternity and an order of support (see Family Ct Act, §§517, 522). On the return date Family Court dismissed the petition with prejudice. The dismissal was based upon the court’s view that prior support proceedings instituted by the Suffolk County Department of Social Services precluded petitioners’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commissioner of Public Welfare v. KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Melis v. Department of HealthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- Salvatore S. v. Anthony S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Kordek v. WoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Joye v. SchechterNew York City Family Court · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Jane PP. v. Paul QQ.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Tyrone G. v. Fifi N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Slocum v. Joseph B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Richard W. v. Roberta Y.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Jason H. v. John C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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