Matter of Ronell W. v. Nancy G.

In a paternity proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Freundlich, J.), dated October 1, 2013, which granted the mother’s application to dismiss the petition on the ground that the petitioner was civilly dead pursuant to Civil Rights Law § 79-a (1).

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings in accordance herewith.

The petitioner, who was convicted of federal…