Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 19, 1980No. [No. 85, September Term, 1978.]PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
In this case a minor child asks that we strike down as unconstitutional that portion of Maryland Code (1957, 1973 Repl. Vol.) Art. 16, § 66 (e) which requires any action to establish an individual as the father of an illegitimate child to “be commenced during the pregnancy of the mother thereof or within two (2) years after the birth of such child ...; except that if the putative father of such child ... has acknowledged in writing the paternity of the child ... or has made payment or otherwise provided for the support and maintenance of the child..., it is sufficient if the proceedings are…
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