Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition reinstated and matter remitted to Oneida County Family Court for further proceedings on the petition.
Memorandum:
Family Court erred in dismissing the petition based upon the doctrine of equitable estoppel. Petitioner sought to be adjudicated the father of a child conceived in 1991 during an affair he had with respondent mother while she was married to respondent Jeffrey F. (husband). While respondent...
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