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WRIGHT v. OLIVER

No. 87-298.

35 Ohio St. 3d 10 (1988)

WRIGHT ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. OLIVER, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Schneider and Patrick J. Conway, for appellants.

Charles S. Kamine, for appellee.

WRIGHT, J.

The issue presented in this cause is whether the equitable doctrine of laches is available to prevent the prosecution of a parentage action brought within the statute of limitations. We hold that laches may be available as a defense in a parentage action if the defendant can show he was materially prejudiced by the delay.

The statute of limitations for commencing a parentage action is five years after the child reaches the age of eighteen.

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