P.E. v. W.C.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

W. C. [Walter]1 appealed from a judgment declaring him to be the natural, father-* of C.J.A. [Carly] and ordering him to pay child support. We hold that Walter, the reputed father, may not use the five-year statute of limitations of N.D.C.C. § 14-17-05(l)(b) as a shield against his claimed parental obligations. We affirm.

P.E. [Pam] is Carly’s natural mother; Pam and S.P.A.M. [Sam] were married in December 1982. They separated in 1984, and were divorced in February 1986 under' a stipulation which stated that “no children have been nor will be born of said marriage.”…