N.Y. FCT Law § 517
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Time for instituting proceedings
Official statutory text
§ 517. Time for instituting proceedings. Proceedings to establish the\npaternity of a child may be instituted during the pregnancy of the\nmother or after the birth of the child, but shall not be brought after\nthe child reaches the age of twenty-one years, unless paternity has been\nacknowledged by the father in writing or by furnishing support.\n
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