{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-517","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 517","heading":"Time for instituting proceedings","body":"§ 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.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5. Paternity Proceedings","Part 1. Jurisdiction and Duties to Support"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/517","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"466c847ac1132e6552b340fa559e7169be2ccaf9daab3c82e22d90368439780f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-516-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}