Matter of CHRISTOPHER GG.

Decided and Entered: January 27, 2005
95142

In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER GG.,
Appellant,
v
MISSY HH.,
Respondent.

Calendar Date: December 14, 2005
Before: Cardon.....

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Decided and Entered: January 27, 2005 95142 ________________________________ In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER GG., Appellant, v MISSY HH., Respondent. ________________________________ Calendar Date: December 14, 2005 Before: Cardona, P.J., Crew III, Peters, Carpinello and Rose, JJ. __________ Abbie Golbas, Clinton, for appellant. Karen L. Kimball, Law Guardian, Wynantskill. __________ Crew III, J. Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Fulton County (Jung, J.), entered November 5, 2003, which, inter alia, dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 5, to vacate a prior order of filiation. The parties ended their brief sexual relationship in December 1998 and, in July 1999, respondent gave birth to a daughter. Thereafter, in October 1999, upon petitioner’s admission of paternity, an order of filiation was entered declaring petitioner to be the father of the subject child.[1] Questions thereafter arose, however, as to whether petitioner indeed was the biological father of respondent’s child, prompting petitioner to commence this proceeding seeking, among other things, court-ordered DNA testing. Family Court denied petitioner’s application and this appeal ensued. While this appeal was pending, a Herkimer County Support Magistrate ordered that the parties and the child submit to genetic marker testing. Inasmuch as petitioner has now obtained the primary relief sought in this proceeding, the instant appeal is moot. As we are unable to discern any exception to the mootness doctrine (see Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]), petitioner’s appeal is dismissed. Cardona, P.J., Peters, Carpinello and Rose, JJ., concur. ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, as moot, without costs. [1] As a transcript of the filiation proceeding is not contained in the record on appeal, it is unclear whether, prior to admitting paternity, petitioner was advised of his right to DNA testing pursuant to Family Ct Act § 532.

Matter of CHRISTOPHER GG.

Decided and Entered: January 27, 2005 95142 ________________________________ In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER GG., Appellant, v MISSY HH., Respondent. ________________________________ Calendar Date: December 14, 2005 Before: Cardon.....

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Decided and Entered: January 27, 2005
95142

In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER GG.,
Appellant,
v
MISSY HH.,
Respondent.

Calendar Date: December 14, 2005
Before: Cardon.....