Legal Opinion
Angelo A.R. v. Tenisha N.W.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 3, 2013PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*562In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act § 516-a to vacate an acknowledgment of paternity, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Klein, J.), dated August 6, 2012, which, after a hearing, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
A party seeking to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity more than 60 days after its execution must prove that it was signed by reason of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact (see Family Ct Act § 516-a [b] [ii]). If the petitioner meets this…
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