Legal Opinion
Karen G. v. Thomas G.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 18, 2013PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In a paternity proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5, Thomas G. appeals from an order of filiation of the Family Court, Orange County (Klein, J.), entered November 26, 2012, which, after a hearing, adjudicated him to be the father of the subject child based on the doctrine of equitable estoppel.
Ordered that the order of filiation is reversed, on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, with costs, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.
Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 418 (a) and 532 (a), no paternity test shall be ordered where the court has made a written…
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