Legal Opinion
Suffolk County Department of Social Services Ex Rel. Christopher C. v. James D.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 22, 2017No. 2016-04592PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the petitioner from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Richard Hoffman, J.), dated March 25, 2016. The order, upon a determination of that court dated March 24, 2016, in effect, denying the petitioner’s application for DNA testing, without a hearing, dismissed the petition for failure to state a cause of action.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, the determination denying the petitioner’s application for DNA testing is vacated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for…
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