Opinion
April 26, 1993
Appeal from the Family Court, Orange County (Bivona, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court properly concluded that the petitioner's presence was required at a hearing conducted in connection with the issue of paternity (see, Domestic Relations Law § 37 [5]; Sobie, Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 14, Domestic Relations Law § 37, at 209-210). Thompson, J.P., Rosenblatt, Miller and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.