N.Y. Family Court Act § 1084: Out-of-wedlock children; paternity

§ 1084. Out-of-wedlock children; paternity. No visitation right shall

be enforceable under this part concerning any person claiming to be a

parent of an out-of-wedlock child without an adjudication of the

paternity of such person by a court of competent jurisdiction, or

without an acknowledgement of the paternity of such person executed

pursuant to applicable provisions of law.