State v. Hall

This is a paternity suit.

The dispositive issue is whether the suit is barred by Code of Alabama 1975, § 26-12-7. That code section is as follows:

Proceedings under this chapter shall not be brought after the lapse of two years from the birth of the child, unless, in the meantime, the reputed father has legally acknowledged paternity or has supported said child.

The child involved in this action was born in January, 1970. The instant paternity action was filed against the purported father-appellee in September, 1978. The suit was dismissed in favor of the purported father and the State appeals.

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