A Hunterdon County divorcé who claimed he discovered he was not the father of a 10-year-old
girl was denied his appeal to lower his child support payments, according to an opinion handed down this
week by the state Appellate Division. . . . An appeals court on Wednesday affirmed an October 2006
decision made by state Superior Court Judge Stephen Rubin in Flemington against the request made by the
man, identified in court papers only as W.S.Y. Jr. to protect the child's identity. . . . W.S.Y. said
a paternity test proved he was not the biological father of the child, whom he thought he had conceived
with his ex-wife when they were still married. . . . He went before Rubin seeking disclosure of the
identity of the child's real father, appointment of a mental health counselor to address paternity
issues, and reduced child support, including reimbursement for support previously paid retroactive
to the child's birth. . . . The opinion, referring to the child by her initials, F.Y., states the
appeals panel was satisfied with the way Rubin made his decision against the requests.
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