Mannain v. Lay
| Decision Date | 02 February 1970 |
| Citation | 33 A.D.2d 1024,308 N.Y.S.2d 248 |
| Parties | In the Matter of Marion MANNAIN, Respondent, v. Robert LAY, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
R. Donald Slee, Poughkeepsie, for petitioner-respondent.
Peter L. Maroulis, Poughkeepsie, for respondent-appellant; Ronald R. Levine, Poughkeepsie, of counsel.
Before BELDOCK, P.J., and CHRIST, RABIN, BENJAMIN and MUNDER, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
In a proceeding to establish paternity, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County, dated June 26, 1968, which adjudged appellant the father of the child.
Order reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and petition dismissed.
We agree with the holding of the trial court that the fact that petitioner was a married woman during the operative period in question is no bar to this paternity suit (see Matter of Morris v. 'White', 29 A.D.2d 905, 287 N.Y.S.2d 917; Matter of 'Anonymous' v. 'Anonymous', 43 Misc.2d 1050, 252 N.Y.S.2d 797; Matter of Fitzsimmons v. DeCicco, 44 Misc.2d 307, 253 N.Y.S.2d 603; Matter of Lee v. Stix, 55 Misc.2d 940, 286 N.Y.S.2d 987).
However, while the proof was sufficient to establish a meretricious relationship between petitioner and appellant, in our opinion it fell far short of overcoming the presumption of legitimacy by failing to negate access on the part of petitioner's husband during the period when conception must have occurred (Matter of Gray v. Rose, 32 A.D.2d 994, 302 %.Y.s./2d 185; Matter of Black v. Brown, 27 A.D.2d 683, 276 N.Y.S.2d 361; People v. Lewis, 25 A.D.2d 567, 267 N.Y.S.2d 728; Matter of Lee v. Stix, Supra.). In the circumstances, petitioner failed to sustain her burden of proving appellant's responsibility by evidence so clear and convincing as to be entirely satisfactory (see Matter of Commissioner of Welfare of City of N.Y. v. Fields, 25 A.D.2d 504, 266 N.Y.S.2d 681; Matter of Rebmann v. Muldoon, 23 A.D.2d 163, 164, 259 N.Y.S.2d 257, 258; Phillips v. Tagliavini, 275 App.Div. 1037, 92 N.Y.S.2d 235).
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