Marianne R. v. Richard C.

In a paternity proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Auperin, J.), entered October 23, 1987, which, after a hearing, declared the appellant to be the father of the child.

Ordered that on the court’s own motion, the appellant’s notice of appeal is treated as an application for leave to appeal, the application is referred to Justice Lawrence, and leave to appeal is granted by Justice Lawrence (CPLR 5701 [b] [1]); and it is further,

*379Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

We find that the…