Fox v. Hohenshelt

This is a paternity proceeding under ORS 109.125 to have the defendant adjudged to be the father of a child which plaintiff alleges to have been "born out of wedlock” and for an order that defendant pay for the past and future support of the child. Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals from an adverse judgment.

In support of that appeal defendant contended that plaintiff was not a person authorized to file such a paternity proceeding because she was not "the mother of a child born out of wedlock or a female pregnant with a child who may be bom out of wedlock,” as provided by ORS 109.125,…