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WINGATE v. ESTATE OF RYAN

149 N.J. 227 (1997)

693 A.2d 457

JOANNE WINGATE AND SALVATORE ERIC PIRRI, A MINOR, BY HIS GUARDIAN AND NATURAL MOTHER, JOANNE WINGATE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ESTATE OF JOHN J. RYAN AND HELEN THOMAS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. RYAN, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Jones, IV, argued the cause for appellants (Gravino, Vittese & Jones, attorneys).

George G. Rosenberger, Jr., argued the cause for respondents (Butler, Butler & Rosenberger, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the twenty-three-year limitations period found in N.J.S.A. 9:17-45(b) of the New Jersey Parentage Act ("Parentage Act"), codified at N.J.S.A. 9:17-38 to -59, applies to an intestacy action filed by a thirty-one-year-old claimant to prove parentage and heirship under N.J.S.A. 3B:5-10 of the Administration of...

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