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MTR L. PAMELA P. v. FRANK S.

59 N.Y.2d 1 (1983)

In the Matter of L. Pamela P., Respondent, v. Frank S., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Levine for appellant.

Stephen M. Harnik and Franz S. Leichter for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, FUCHSBERG, MEYER and SIMONS concur.

WACHTLER, J.

The issue on this appeal is whether a father, whose paternity of a child has been established, may assert, as a defense to his support obligation the deliberate misrepresentation of the mother concerning her use of contraception. We agree with the Appellate Division that the mother's alleged deceit has no bearing upon a father's obligation to support his child or upon the manner in which the parents...

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