Husband (G.T.B.) v. Wife (G.R.)

McNEILLY, Justice:

In March, 1979, the appellant, plaintiff-below, filed an action to vacate a 1969 Delaware adoption decree. In response, the ap-pellee-defendant, the natural mother of the appellant’s adopted child (hereinafter “the child”), filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that the statute of limitations period for such action had passed. The Trial Court granted the motion, and this appeal ensued.

The plaintiff contends the Trial Court erred in granting summary judgment and raises three arguments in support of his position. First, he argues that the statute was not intended to…