Tree v. Ralston

At the conclusion of the hearing in this paternity proceeding, the attorney for respondent moved the court to direct that the parties undergo a polygraph test to assist the court in determining their credibility. Counsel acknowledges that there is no legal authority for his request but insists that in matters of this kind where the parties offer no evidence or proof except their own testimony, the court is *583asked to make a determination solely upon the self-serving declarations of the respective parties.

In recent articles published in the New York Law Journal under “ Notes and Views ” (p. 1)…