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· 5/7/1986

Payne v. Prince George's County Department of Social Services

Citations

  • 507 A.2d 641
  • 67 Md. App. 327
  • 1986 Md. App. LEXIS 312

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Whether laches applies at all in a paternity proceeding for child support may be questioned. An infant, who cannot legally bring suit himself or herself can scarcely be accused of lack of diligence.”
  • “an appropriate legal statute of limitations will be applied by analogy in equity [proceedings] ... [and] [t]he ‘merger’ of law and equity procedures achieved by Md. Rule 2-301 has not affected the viability or the applicability of this doctrine.”

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Judges: Adkins

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