Legal Opinion
Vrooman v. Dentes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 23, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
Homicide charges were brought against Debra L. Dennett in connection with the death of her husband, Nathaniel Knappen. During the pendency of the criminal action, the Tompkins County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) instituted a paternity proceeding in Family Court, seeking a declaration that Knappen was the father of a child born to petitioner following Knappen’s death. In the course of that proceeding, Family Court ordered blood-grouping tests and at DSS’ request respondent released samples of Knappen’s blood for testing. Those samples proved…
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