Is there a statute of limitations on paternity suits?
If there is no legal father: There is no technical time limit for filing a paternity suit. If the child is a legal adult, the adult child must file the suit. If there is a legal father: A paternity suit must be filed before the child’s fourth birthday unless it is discovered by a court that the presumed parents were not engaged in sexual intercourse during the time period of conception, and the presumed father did not publicly declare the child was his. If an Acknowledgement or Denial of paternity is signed, then there is a time limit of 60 days in order to file a case. If it can be proved that the party signed the form because of duress, fraud or a material mistake of fact, then the time limit is extended to four years.
