Tioga County Department of Social Services v. Joseph L.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tioga County (Squeglia, J.), entered November 23, 1994, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5, to adjudicate respondent as the father of a child born to Michelle K.

Petitioner filed a paternity petition on behalf of Michelle K. alleging that respondent was the biological father of a daughter born to her in 1988. Following a fact-finding hearing in which the proof showed there was a 99.98% probability that respondent is the father of the child, Family Court found that petitioner established by…