Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and petition reinstated.
Memorandum:
Petitioner filed several petitions in Family Court charging respondent with being the father of a child born to her out of wedlock. All were dismissed for varying reasons, most generally because of the nonappearance of one or the other of the parties. At no time did the court address, or have the opportunity to address, the merits of the several petitions. Petitioner appeals from...
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