CLARA C. v. William L.

*247OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciparick, J.

In this paternity proceeding, we are called upon to decide whether a putative father can invoke Family Court Act § 516 to bar a mother from seeking additional child support, where the parties entered into a support agreement that was approved by the court without regard for the child’s needs. Under the facts presented here, we conclude that he cannot.

In 1983, petitioner Clara C., then a college student, gave birth to her son, Thomas L. C. In 1986, she commenced a paternity proceeding against her former professor, respondent William L. Although blood tests…