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IN RE MARRIAGE OF COPEMAN

No. A091020.

108 Cal.Rptr.2d 801 (2001)

90 Cal.App.4th 324

In re the MARRIAGE OF Lesley Ann and Harold James COPEMAN. Lesley Copeman Barnett, Appellant, v. Harold James Copeman, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

Review Denied September 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General; David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Mary A. Roth, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant, Lesley Copeman Barnett.

Garrett C. Dailey, Oakland, Richard A. Schneer, Walnut Creek, for Respondent, Harold James Copeman.

PARRILLI, J.

Is laches available as a defense to the payment of child support arrearages? We join the Second and Fourth District Appellate Courts recently facing this issue in holding that it is. We also conclude the trial court's finding of laches was supported by the evidence.

BACKGROUND

Harold and Lesley Copeman divorced in 1985. The parties agreed that Lesley would have custody of their two sons, Michael and Steven, and Harold would pay child...

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