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SMITH v. CORNELIUS

No. 05-83-00425-CV.

665 S.W.2d 182 (1984)

In the Interest of Adrian Dmitri SMITH, Jo Van Smith, Appellants, v. Jimmy Deleon CORNELIUS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

January 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim G. Cobb, Dallas, for appellants.

Patricia H. Florence, Florence, Florence & Woodson, Hughes Springs, for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, WHITHAM and STEWART, JJ.

STEPHENS, Justice.

The single question presented by this appeal is the constitutionality of section 13.01 of the Texas Family Code, as it existed from September 1, 1981, until June 19, 1983. During that period of time, TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 13.01 (Vernon Supp. 1982-1983) provided that a suit to establish the paternity of a child must be brought within four years of the birth of the child. We hold that section 13.01, of the Texas Family Code as it existed from...

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