Tobi F. v. Bruce N.

—In a paternity proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Pagones, J.), dated April 25, 1995, which dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The petitioner’s contention that the Family Court improperly denied her motion to compel the respondent to respond to written interrogatories is without merit. It is well established that a respondent in a paternity proceeding cannot be compelled to testify or produce evidence, including responses to interrogate*393ries, at the pretrial discovery…