N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 175: Legitimacy of children

§ 175. Legitimacy of children. 1. Where the action for divorce is

brought by the wife, the legitimacy of any child of the parties, born or

begotten before the commencement of the action, is not affected by the

judgment dissolving the marriage.

2. Where the action for divorce is brought by the husband, the

legitimacy of a child born or begotten before the commission of the

offense charged is not affected by a judgment dissolving the marriage;

but the legitimacy of any other child of the wife may be determined as

one of the issues in the action. In the absence of proof to the

contrary, the legitimacy of all the children begotten before the

commencement of the action must be presumed.