Legal Opinion
Emily R. v. Emilio R.
New York City Family Court
Decided July 21, 2016PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sidney Gribetz, J.
Fifteen-year-old Emily R. has been left adrift without a firm legal connection to a father. The man who executed an acknowledgment of paternity, and accordingly is legally recognized as her father, has barely been involved in her life and not seen her at all since she was seven years old. He is admittedly not her biological father. At the same time a man who wishes to be recognized as her father and take parental responsibility has been impeded from doing so by the uncertainties of the statutory scheme for vacating an acknowledgment of paternity.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ettore I. v. Angela D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Westchester County Department of Social Services v. Robert W.R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Dwayne J.B. v. Santos H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Matter of Thomas T. (Luba R.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Marquis B. v. Rason B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Martives G. v. Isabel M.New York City Family Court · 2017
- Matter of Michael S. v. Sultana R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- Simmons v. NYS Dept of Social ServicesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2019