Legal Opinion
Meegan S. v. Donald T.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1984PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the petition reinstated.
A paternity suit commenced by petitioner (the child’s mother) on February 2, 1983, some three years after the child’s birth, was dismissed as untimely under the two-year Statute of Limitations then in effect (Family Ct Act, § 517, subd [a]). Shortly thereafter, the Legislature enlarged the limitations period to five years (L 1983, ch 305, § 1), and petitioner commenced the same paternity proceeding a second time — well within the new limitations period. Respondent’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. Russell Sage CollegeNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Matter of Mullane v. McKenzieNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Wood v. FaheyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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- Pharr v. Evergreen Garden, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Ruotolo v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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