Hatfield v. Hazelbaker

WATKINS, Judge:

This case comes to us on appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, and involves appellant-mother’s appeal of an Order of court dated November 14, 1980 which dismissed her petition seeking support for a minor child born out of wedlock on the grounds that the statute of limitations barred such an action.

The child was born out of wedlock on April 24, 1975. The defendant-appellee had never voluntarily contributed to the support of the child and had not acknowledged his paternity in writing. On July 24,1980, the appellant filed her action against the defendant seeking…