Very interesting. Not being the biological parent of the child puts a very interesting twist on the case. If the parents weren't married, there isn't even marital presumption. Once it was established that he was not the biological father, exactly what parental rights did he have to terminate?
This, of course, would be the dream of those who have been named as the father of a child, get divorced & are paying child suport, then find out later that they aren't the biological father and are STILL stuck paying child support. The irony.
Since his name was on the birth certificate there was some "cloud of fatherhood", if you will. Judge had to make a ruling to have it removed, I presume. A reverse paternity action if I ever saw one, if that's the way it happened.
It hasn't been established that he ISN'T the biological father.
Once it was established that he was not the biological father, exactly what parental rights did he have to terminate?
His name was on the birth certificate, and he's the only real father Melissa has ever known.
This, of course, would be the dream of those who have been named as the father of a child, get divorced & are paying child suport, then find out later that they aren't the biological father and are STILL stuck paying child support. The irony.
Obviously Wilbur Gaston loves and cares about his little girl.