Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Jones
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 23, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a paternity proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 3-A, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Shapiro, J.), entered May 15, 1996, which, after a hearing, dismissed her petition with prejudice.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The burden of proof in a paternity proceeding rests upon the petitioner, who must “establish paternity by ‘clear and convincing’ evidence, evidence which is ‘entirely satisfactory5 and creates a genuine belief that respondent is the father of the child” (Matter of Commissioner of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Estate of FindlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Commissioner of Social Services v. Philip De G.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Lopez v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Ghaznavi v. GordonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Murtagh v. MurtaghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- In re Amirah L.New York City Family Court · 2012