The infant child was not a party to the proceedings and the order finding the appellant the father of the child and ordering him to provide for his support is not a binding adjudication of illegitimacy. It in no way establishes the status of the child. (Commissioner of Public Welfare v. Koehler, 284 N.Y. 260, 267.) Proceedings brought under the Domestic Relations Law in the Children's Court such as this are civil in nature. (People v. Guley, 281 App. Div. 927...
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