Dutchess County Commissioner of Social Services v. Gerald H.

In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5 to establish paternity, the petitioner appeals (1) from a decision of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), which determined the motion of Gerald Harrison to dismiss the petition, and (2) from an order of the same court, entered April 10, 1995, which granted the motion of Gerald Harrison to dismiss the petition. The petitioner’s notice of appeal from the decision dated March 13, 1995, is also deemed a notice of appeal from the order entered April 10, 1995 (see, CPLR 5520 [c]).

Ordered that the appeal from the decision is…