In Re the Estate of Mangum

McCullough, Judge.

Shannon Street (“respondent) appeals from an order finding Samuel Earl Mangum (“petitioner”) to be a legal heir of the Estate of Whitney Monique Mangum. For reasons discussed herein, we affirm.

I. Background

Petitioner filed a Petition for Acknowledgment as Heir of the estate of his daughter, Whitney. On 12 March 1988, respondent gave birth to Whitney out of wedlock. Petitioner was designated as Whitney’s biological father on the birth certificate.

Whitney was fatally injured in a hit-and-run automobile accident and died 27 September 2009. Soon thereafter, the liability carrier…