MATTER OF DARNEL J.P. v. LIANNA Y.D.

3870.

150 A.D.3d 406 (2017)

2017 NY Slip Op 03455

53 N.Y.S.3d 294

In the Matter of DARNEL J.P., Appellant, v. LIANNA Y.D., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 2, 2017.


The record supports the application of the doctrine of equitable estoppel to preclude petitioner from pursuing his paternity claim (see Matter of Shondel J. v Mark D., 7 N.Y.3d 320, 326-327 [2006]). Petitioner waited almost four years after the child's birth, after having seen the child approximately four times, before commencing the paternity proceeding, during which time he failed to communicate with the child or provide any financial...

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