Legal Opinion

Adrian L. v. Abigail A.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 18, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a paternity proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5, the petitioner appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, *654Kings County (Pearce, J.), dated February 27, 1990, as dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

The Family Court erred by denying the petitioner’s motion pursuant to Family Court Act § 532 for a blood-grouping test. However, applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel, we find that, under the circumstances of this case, the error does not require reversal (see,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ettore I. v. Angela D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. Leon L. v. Carole H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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