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GAINES v. GAINES

No. 4D02-4621.

870 So.2d 187 (2004)

Julian David GAINES, Appellant, v. Matthew Julian GAINES, a Minor, by Mother and Next Friend, Pamela Sue Gaskin, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 3, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.J. Cummins, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Toni C. Bernstein and William H. Branch, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

POLEN, J.

This appeal arises from a final order denying the father's (Gaines) defense of laches and requiring him to pay child support arrearages in the amount of $16,247.27. We find the equitable defense of laches to be applicable and therefore reverse the trial court's order for the reasons that follow.

In 1985, Pamela Sue Gaskin gave birth to Matthew Gaines. The mother did not want Gaines to participate in Matthew...

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