MATTER OF SMITH v. JONES


120 Misc.2d 834 (1983)

In the Matter of Mary Smith, Petitioner, v. John Jones, Respondent.

Family Court, New York County.

August 31, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent M. McConnell for petitioner. Frank A. Ortiz for respondent.


AILEEN HAAS SCHWARTZ, J.

C. P. Snow's concept of two cultures appears applicable to the relationship between law and science. Between jurists at one pole and scientists at the other there may be equally "a gulf of mutual incomprehension." Yet, this case illustrates their interdependence in fact and the efforts to bridge that gulf.

At stake here is the paternity of a child, the "creation of a parent-child relationship." (Little v Streater

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