Carl Henry P. v. Tiwiana L.

In these related paternity proceedings, the Family Court granted the motion of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services (hereinafter the DSS) for leave to intervene on the ground that the children were receiving public assistance. The Family Court then granted the motion of the DSS pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the petitions.

“A child born during marriage is presumed to be the biological product of the marriage and this presumption has been described as ‘one of the strongest and most persuasive known to *1246the law’ ” (Matter of Barbara S. v Michael I., 24 AD3d 451, 452 [2005],…