She said: “There is a document in this history with your signature on it that your mother’s counsel put in front of this woman.

Whatever we do here is going to be looked at by somebody someday — possibly by your daughters.

Do it in front of a judge.”

So we filed a paternity petition in Family Court in Kings County, and it took four months, and it was almost entirely waiting.

There was a return date.

There was an adjournment because of a scheduling conflict.

There was a second appearance where the test results were entered.