Legal Opinion

Elido B. v. Jennie C.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 16, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mercure, J.P.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Ulster County (McGinty, J.), entered January 2, 2008, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 5, granted the Law Guardian’s motion to dismiss the petition.

In August 2006, petitioner, who was incarcerated, commenced this proceeding seeking a declaration that he is the father of respondent’s child (born in 2004) and to compel respondent and *1009the child to submit to a genetic marker test. Upon a motion by the child’s Law Guardian, Family Court dismissed the petition, concluding that the doctrine of equitable estoppel…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. MTR. OF SHONDEL J. v. Mark D.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Robert O. v. Russell K.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Gutierrez v. Gutierrez-DelgadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Kristen D. v. Stephen D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. John Robert P. v. Vito C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Dustin G. v. Melissa I.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Matter of Samuel O.M. v. Patricia Mari Daniella B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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