Legal Opinion

Fisco v. Department of Human Services

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 30, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

659 A.2d 274 (1995)

Richard J. FISCO

v.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Argued March 29, 1995.

Decided May 30, 1995.

Peter E. Rodway (orally), Portland, for plaintiff.

Mary B. Najarian (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA and LIPEZ, JJ.

RUDMAN, Justice.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J.) holding that the doctrine of laches bars DHS, acting on behalf of Janet Westhoff, from recovering child support…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Leathers v. StewartSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1911
  2. Mitchell v. Alfred Hofmann, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
  3. A. H. Benoit & Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1964
  4. Parkinson v. ParkinsonNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Carter v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992

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