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IN RE PARENTAGE OF HILBORN

No. 20797-8-III.

58 P.3d 905 (2002)

114 Wash.App. 275

In re the PARENTAGE OF Ashley C. HILBORN, A minor. Sherri HILBORN, Petitioner, and David Bonga, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Six.

As Amended and Publication Ordered November 26, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan G.K. Lee, Lee & Michaud, Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Julia M. Pelc, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, J.

This is an action to establish paternity and compel support from the father. A superior court commissioner denied the mother's petition, accepting the father's equitable defense — laches. The question presented is whether the commissioner's decision is grounded in a legally sufficient reason-an almost 18-year delay. We conclude that it is and affirm.

FACTS

Ashley C. Hilborn was born on May 23, 1983. On March 15, 2001 — just...

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