FCA § 1084

Out-of-wedlock children; paternity

§ 1084. Out-of-wedlock children; paternity. No visitation right shall be enforceable under this part concerning any person claiming to be a parent of an out-of-wedlock child without an adjudication of the paternity of such person by a court of competent jurisdiction, or without an acknowledgement of the paternity of such person executed pursuant to applicable provisions of law.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1084

In plain English

No visitation is enforceable for someone claiming to be a parent of an out-of-wedlock child without an adjudication or acknowledgment of paternity. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.