Legal Opinion

In the Interest of Miller

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 24, 1980No. 18328PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted defendant in a paternity action involving a constitutional challenge to the one year statute of limitations found in Tex.Family Code Ann. sec. 13.01 * (Supp. 1980). That statute is as follows: Time Limitation of Suit: “A suit to establish the parent-child relationship between a child who is not the legitimate child of a man and the child’s natural father by proof of paternity must be brought before the child is one year old, or the suit is barred.”

We reverse and remand.

Suit was brought by Brenda Miller, the natural…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Gomez v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Home of the Holy Infancy v. KaskaTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Stringer v. DudoichNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mills v. HabluetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. In the Interest of J. A. M.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Perry v. MerritteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Mills v. HabluetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1986

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