Department of Social Services ex rel. Maureen S. v. John M.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Minna R. Buck, J.

Respondent, by petition filed April 11, 1988, moved to vacate an order of filiation dated June 18, 1984, declaring him to be the father of the child Michael S., born on September 8, 1983 to Maureen S., the petitioner’s assignor. The order was based on a written and verified admission by respondent, dated April 13, 1984, that he was the father of the child. The order was granted without a hearing and apparently without notice to respondent, based on waiver of notice and hearing, also sworn to on April 13, 1984, which stated in its entirety the following:

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