Legal Opinion
Horn v. Horton
New York City Family Court
Decided April 11, 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrederick D. Dugan, J.
In this paternity proceeding, the mother’s petition was filed in the Family Court within two years of the child’s birth. (Family Ct Act, § 517, subd [a].) Respondent moves to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction since the summons was not issued or served until more than three years later, after the child’s fifth birthday. (Family Ct Act, §§ 523, 524.)
The mother’s petition, dated and verified March 15, 1973, alleges that respondent is the father of the child born to her on March 30, 1971. It was filed with the Family Court on March 15, 1973, two weeks before the child’s second…
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