Family Court Act § 517 · Part 1. Jurisdiction and Duties to Support
Time for instituting proceedings
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§ 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.
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