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Matter of Blancard v. Edward

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 27, 1995
212 A.D.2d 784 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

February 27, 1995

Appeal from the Family Court, Orange County (Ludmerer, J.).


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, the petition is granted to the extent of adjudging the respondent to be the father of the subject child, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Orange County, for a dispositional hearing on the issue of support.

On May 13, 1990, the mother gave birth to a child out of wedlock. At a hearing on this matter, the petitioner introduced the results of a human leucocyte antigen (hereinafter HLA) test indicating a 99.9% likelihood of paternity of the respondent. Although there was also testimony at the hearing from the mother that, on one occasion, she engaged in sexual relations with the respondent's cousin, she was not able to specify the time of the occurrence except to the limited extent of indicating that it had taken place in the summer of 1989.

We conclude that the HLA test results established by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is the father of the subject child (see, Matter of Nancy M.G. v. James M., 148 A.D.2d 714).

While it is true that proof of sexual relations with others "during the critical time period", even when coupled with a very high probability HLA test result, may cause an insufficiency of proof (Matter of Amy J. v. Brian K., 161 A.D.2d 1022), in this case, the vagueness of the mother's testimony as to the precise date on which she engaged in sexual relations with the respondent's cousin precludes a finding that it occurred during "the critical time period". Sullivan, J.P., Rosenblatt, Altman, Hart and Friedmann, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Blancard v. Edward

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 27, 1995
212 A.D.2d 784 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Matter of Blancard v. Edward

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of J. BRADFORD BLANCARD, Appellant, v. EDWARD P., Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Feb 27, 1995

Citations

212 A.D.2d 784 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
623 N.Y.S.2d 285

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