Legal Opinion
Nettles v. Beckley
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 22, 1982No. 4465-3-IIIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
James Beckley appeals the court's determination he is the natural father of Scott J. Nettles and the order requiring him to pay $10,000 back child support.
The issues presented revolve around whether the paternity action and some or all of the claims for back child support are barred by the statute of limitations or laches.
On June 25, 1966, Scott J. Nettles was born to Delores Nettles. In March 1979, nearly 13 years later, Delores filed a paternity action against Mr. Beckley. Based upon the statute of limitations and laches, he moved for summary judgment which was denied conditioned upon the…
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