Ja v. Cjh

THOMAS, Justice.

In these consolidated cases, the dis-positive issue is whether an action can be brought to establish paternity in an alleged putative father in the absence of a timely action to declare the nonexistence of a father and child relationship between the presumed father and the child. The district court dismissed an action brought by the State of Washington (Washington) under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act to establish the paternity of CJH with respect to JA. JA intervened in that action through an appointed guardian ad litem. The district court ruled, since no…