Legal Opinion
Department of Social Services ex rel. Debra L. v. William J.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 5 to establish paternity, the petitioner Department of Social Services of Suffolk County appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Hall, J.), entered February 21, 1990, which, after a hearing, dismissed the petition.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the facts, without costs or disbursements, the petition is granted, and the respondent is declared the father of the subject child.
The petitioner contends that the court erred in dismissing the petition on the basis that it had not proved, by clear and convincing evidence,…
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- Moon v. Mark A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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