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

*665WARDEN, J.

This is a filiation proceeding brought under ORS 109.125(1)(b).1 On August 25, 1980, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that defendant was the father of a child born out of wedlock and seeking a decree adjudging him to be the father and requiring him to pay child support. Defendant filed a general denial and requested dismissal of the proceeding, contending that the six-year statute of limitations barred the action. The trial court denied defendant’s motion, finding the statute of limitations unconstitutional, because it denied the child equal protection of the laws. After trial…