Burns v. Craven

—Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and petition reinstated. Memorandum: Family Court erred in dismissing the paternity peti*1131tion on the basis of the results of the blood grouping test without conducting a trial. Family Court Act § 531 provides for a trial by the court in a paternity proceeding. Family Court Act § 532 provides that the results of a blood grouping test may be received in evidence. There is no provision for the dismissal of a paternity proceeding based on the results of a blood grouping test until after the results are received into evidence at a trial. Thus, the…