There is a newer version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2006 New York Code - Time For Instituting Proceedings.
§ 517. Time for instituting proceedings. Proceedings to establish the paternity of a child may be instituted during the pregnancy of the mother or after the birth of the child, but shall not be brought after the child reaches the age of twenty-one years, unless paternity has been acknowledged by the father in writing or by furnishing support.
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