Felix M. v. Leonarda R.C.

In 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, Nassau County (Kent, J.), dated June 19, 2013, which, after a hearing, denied the petition on the ground that the petitioner was equitably estopped from challenging paternity.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, on the facts, and in the exercise of discretion, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings in accordance herewith.

The…