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CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Limitation for instituting proceedings relates to mother's statutory action; does not limit child's non-statutory action. Huss v. DeMott, 215 Kan. 450, 453, 454, 455, 524 P.2d 743.

2. Child has a separate cause of action to enforce his right to support; not barred by statute of limitations. Smith v. Simmons, 4 Kan. App. 2d 60, 61, 62, 602 P.2d 546.

3. Child's nonstatutory cause of action for support not subject to one-year limitation contained herein. Crooms v. Whitfield, 4 Kan. App. 2d 306, 307, 605 P.2d 592.

4. Limitation in this section is not applicable to paternity action to enforce nonstatutory support rights. Sterling v. Mann, 4 Kan. App. 2d 520, 521, 522, 608 P.2d 1038.

5. Action to determine paternity in the abstract cannot be brought by child against putative father under statute or by nonstatutory action. Gross v. VanLerberg, 231 Kan. 401, 405, 646 P.2d 471 (1982).

6. Once paternity is established the unwed father may bring an action to enforce visitation right. Carty v. Martin, 233 Kan. 7, 9, 660 P.2d 540 (1983).