Legal Opinion

Debra J. v. Troy G.

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

Decided June 17, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

Contrary to the appellant’s contention, the record unequivocally demonstrates that the petitioner established paternity by clear and convincing evidence, and we discern no basis for disturbing the hearing court’s determination in this regard (see, e.g., Matter of Allen [Marcelline O.] v Lawrence P., 208 AD2d 721; Matter of Dutchess County Dept. of Social Servs. [Kathy R.J v Jeffrey M., 202 AD2d 581). The court carefully weighed the relative credibility of the parties’ testimony in its decision, and there is no suggestion in the record that the highly probative HLA test results (see, Matter of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Nancy M. G. v. James M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Erin Y. v. Frank Z.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Niagara County Department of Social Services ex rel. Kimmie W. v. Randy M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Commissioner of Franklin County Department of Social Services v. Clarence F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. State of Utah v. Robert XX.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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