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Article: Remedies for Victims of Sexual Abuse
Article: Connecticut version of Remedies article
Article: Arizona - "Florez Revisited: Arizona's New Approach to Extending Statutes of Limitation in Childhood Sexual Abuse Cases"
Legal Resources for Victims of Sexual Abuse
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Susan K. Smith
David M. Moore
Attorneys at Law
Mediation, Collaboration
Victims' Remedies
Injury Cases
Smith & Moore, LLC
www.SmithMooreLLC.com
smith-lawfirm.com
24 East Main Street
(Route 44)
Old Avon Village North
Avon, CT 06001
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Atty. Smith: (860) 678-1860
Atty. Moore: (860) 674-0122
Fax: (860) 677-5229
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Civil Statute of Limitations
for Child Sexual Abuse
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Alabama
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There is no special statute of limitations. The Alabama Supreme Court has refused to adopt a discovery rule or to apply Alabama's insanity tolling provision to repressed memory claims. Travis v. Ziter, 681 So. 2d 1348 (Ala. 1996)
Claims must be brought within 2 years of the date of the injury under Alabama Code § 6-2-38
Section 6-2-8 suspends the limitations period for minors:
If anyone entitled to commence any of the actions enumerated in this chapter .... is, at the time the right accrues, below the age of 19 years, or insane, he or she shall have [2 years] .... after the termination of the disability to commence an action. ... No disability shall extend the period of limitations so as to allow an action to be commenced, entry made, or defense made after the lapse of 20 years from the time the claim or right accrued.
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Date of last review: 08/26/2007
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