Statutes of Limitation
A statute of limitations sets a limit of the maximum amount of time after a wrong occurs in which a person harmed by that wrong may file a lawsuit. These limitations periods can be suspended ("tolled") for certain reasons, including when the person harmed is a minor child or is not mentally capable of understanding that he or she has been harmed.
If a person is under 18 years of age, incompetent, or disabled to the degree of being unable to understand the nature of the proceedings, or is imprisoned pending sentencing at the time a cause of action accrues, the limitations period does not begin to run until the disability is lifted.