Ward v. State

CATES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment that appellant is the father of an illegitimate child. He was also ordered to pay six dollars to the mother each week for the infant’s support.

The sole question is what effect is to be given Act 295 of September 15, 1961, p. 2353,1 which enlarged the duties of adjudicated fathers and lengthened the time before limitation.

We have here the following timetable;

1. The child was born October 9, 1960.

2. The Governor signed Act No. 295 September 15, 1961.

3. October 9, 1961, period of limitations under Code 1940, T. 6, § 7, could 2 have run [but Act No.…