Commonwealth Ex Rel. Johnson v. King

JOHNSON, Judge:

This appeal concerns whether a civil action for support of a non-marital child is barred by the running of the two-year criminal statute of limitations when paternity is denied.1 This case was ordered argued along with Williams v. Wolfe, 297 Pa.Super. 270, 443 A.2d 831 (1982) because of the similarity of issues.

The minor child was born on June 19, 1975 to Appellant. She filed a civil complaint on June 29, 1977 for support of the child pursuant to the Civil Procedural Support Law, 62 P.S. § 2043.31 et seq., against the putative father, Appellee. On September 16, 1977, pursuant…