Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court correctly determined that it had exclusive original jurisdiction over the paternity proceeding commenced by the mother against the putative father, the appellant herein (see Family Ct Act § 511; see also Family Ct Act § 461 [a], [b]; § 652 [b]). Contrary to the appellant's contention, the proceeding was not barred by the doctrines of res judicata (compare...
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