P.E. v. W.C.

Civil No. 960063.

552 N.W.2d 375 (1996)

P.E., f/k/a P.A., Plaintiff and Appellee and C.J.A., by John A. Thelen, Guardian Ad Litem, Plaintiff, v. W.C., Defendant and Appellant and S.P.A.M., Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

July 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Lee Hamilton, Grand Forks, for plaintiff and appellee.

Jay H. Fiedler of Pearson, Christensen, Larivee, Clapp, Fiedler & Fischer, Grand Forks, for defendant and appellee.

Henry H. Howe of Howe & Seaworth, Grand Forks, for defendant and appellant.


VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

W. C. [Walter]1 appealed from a judgment declaring him to be the natural father of C.J.A. [Carly] and ordering him to pay child support. We hold that Walter, the reputed father, may not use the five-year statute of limitations of N.D.C.C. § 14-17-05(1)(b) as a shield against his claimed parental obligations. We affirm.

P.E. [Pam] is Carly's natural mother. Pam and S.P.A.M. [Sam] were married in...

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