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AMATO DELLA VECCHIA, Appellant, v. ELEONRA GOFFREDO et al., Respondents.

Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, the complaint is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem on behalf of the child, and for further proceedings in accordance herewith.

The court erred in summarily denying the plaintiff's application to compel the parties to submit to appropriate blood tests to determine paternity, and in dismissing the complaint. The present record is insufficient to enable us to determine the parties' true marital status, the applicability of the doctrine of equitable estoppel, and the best interests of the child. A full hearing should therefore be had at which these issues may be explored and the child's interests protected by a Guardian Ad Litem appointed for that purpose (see, Golser v Golser, 115 A.D.2d 695). Mangano, P.J., Balletta, O'Brien, Hart and Florio, JJ., concur.

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VECCHIA v. GOFFREDO
(Apr 25, 1994)