Frick v. Maldonado

In this case, because of a later decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, we shall be obliged to overrule our decision in Thompson v. Thompson, 285 Md. 488, 404 A.2d 269 (1979), appeal dismissed, 444 U.S. 1062 (1980), which upheld the constitutionality of the two-year statute of limitation applicable to paternity actions appearing in Maryland Code (1957, 1973 Repl. Vol.) Art. 16, § 66 (e). It states in pertinent part:

"Proceedings to establish paternity under the subtitle 'Paternity Proceedings’ and to charge the putative father of an illegitimate child ... with their support and…