Nassau County Department of Social Services v. Alford

*1243The Family Court Act provides, as relevant here, that, “[w]hen paternity is contested, [the court] shall order the mother, the child and the alleged father to submit to one or more genetic marker or DNA marker tests ... to aid in the determination of whether the alleged father is or is not the father of the child” (Family Ct Act § 418 [a]). “No such test shall be ordered, however, upon a written finding by the court that it is not in the best interests of the child on the basis of . . . equitable estoppel” (id,.). Additionally, Family Court Act § 580-316 (f) provides that “[i]n a proceeding…