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, when a cause of action accrues, a person is under eighteen or has a disabling mental condition that bars them from understanding rights that the person is otherwise bound to know, the limitations period is suspended while the disability exists. The time to file a lawsuit cannot be extended to more than one year after the disability is lifted, or for more than five years after the cause of action accrued, whichever occurs first.