GOLDEN v. LEWIS

No. 93-03427.

647 So.2d 979 (1994)

Frances GOLDEN, Appellant, v. Terrence LEWIS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence H. Liebling of Lawrence H. Liebling, P.A., Clearwater, for appellant.

William L. Penrose, St. Petersburg, for appellee.


RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Frances Golden appeals from the trial court's final judgment of paternity which denied her retroactive child support on the ground of laches. Because we conclude that the father failed to prove the requisite element of prejudice to support the doctrine of laches, we reverse the final judgment.

Ms. Golden filed a paternity and child support action on September 9, 1991. After a bench trial...

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