Legal Opinion
Commissioner of Social Services v. Philip De G.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1983PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Petitioner appeals from an order of the Appellate Division which reversed and vacated orders of the Family Court adjudicating respondent father of a child born out of wedlock and directing him to pay weekly support. The Appellate Division found the evidence of paternity insufficient as a matter of law. Inasmuch as it failed to give proper consideration to admissible and probative evidence, there should be a reversal. Specifically, Family Court properly could consider that entries in the hospital record of the mother’s confinement at delivery corroborated her…
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3Cited by185 opinions
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