State Ex Rel. Adult & Family Services Division v. Bradley

The state brought a filiation proceeding under ORS 109.125(l)(b) to establish defendant’s support obligation for a child to whom it was furnishing support. 1 The child was born on October 7, 1972. Plaintiff brought this action in August, 1980, when the child was seven years and 10 months old. The statute of limitation in effect when the child was born limited the time for bringing filiation proceedings to six years from birth. ORS 109.135(3). 2 Defendant raised the statute of limitation as a defense. Plaintiff responded with an equal protection challenge to the limitation period. Both the…