¶ On February 2, 1983, a petition was filed in a paternity proceeding on behalf of petitioner's child, born January 15, 1980. On May 19, 1983, that petition was dismissed as untimely; the proceeding had not been commenced within two years of the child's birth as required by section 517 of the Family Court Act. No appeal was taken. ¶ Effective June 21, 1983, section 517 was amended to extend the Statute of Limitations to five years from the child's birth (L 1983...
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