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The Laws of New York
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CHAPTER 686
Family Court
ARTICLE 5
Paternity Proceedings
PART 1
Jurisdiction and Duties to Support
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SECTION 517
Time for instituting proceedings
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 5, PART 1
§ 517. Time for instituting proceedings. Proceedings to establish the
paternity of a child may be instituted during the pregnancy of the
mother or after the birth of the child, but shall not be brought after
the child reaches the age of twenty-one years, unless paternity has been
acknowledged by the father in writing or by furnishing support.