Homicide charges were brought against Debra L. Dennett in connection with the death of her husband, Nathaniel Knappen. During the pendency of the criminal action, the Tompkins County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) instituted a paternity proceeding in Family Court, seeking a declaration that Knappen was the father of a child born to petitioner following Knappen's death. In the course...
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