Respondent failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that petitioner should be equitably estopped from asserting his paternity of the child through DNA testing (see Family Ct Act § 532 [a]). While respondent's current husband has assumed the role of the child's father and executed an acknowledgement of paternity, petitioner has "consistently and diligently asserted his paternity" (Matter of Michael S. v Sultana R.,
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