Can I sue a father who committed incest some 40 years ago?
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Can I sue a father who committed incest some 40 years ago?
My mother’s second husband, who legally adopted me, molested and raped me repeatedly from the age of 4 through 12.
Asked on July 24, 2012 under Personal Injury, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that you see an experienced personal injury attorney who practices in the area of molestation cases to see if your matter is time barred after the period of forty (40) years from the passage of the last wrongful act.
The reason is that some states allow the statute of limitations to begin running from the time when the sexual abuse victim "recalls" the event after such has been supressed when he or she is then an adult.
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