Gloria M. v. Frank T.

In this proceeding under the Uniform Support of Dependents Law (Domestic Relations Law, art. 3A), petitioner seeks support of an out-of-wedlock child. Respondent denies paternity. Petitioner has submitted a photocopy of an ‘ ‘ Acknowledgment of Paternity ’ ’ purportedly signed by respondent under date of September 11, 1970 — not a verified statement.

Subdivision 5 of section 33 of the Domestic Relations Law reads: ‘ ‘ The natural parents of a child born out of wedlock *1097shall be severally liable for the support of such child, but the liability of the natural father shall not be enforceable…