Moore v. Griffin

Kevin Moore ("the father") appeals from a judgment of the Domestic Relations Division of the Montgomery Circuit Court that dismissed his complaint seeking custody of K.S.M. ("the child"), a minor child born out of wedlock to Aisha J. Griffin ("the mother"). For the reasons stated herein, we vacate the judgment and remand the cause for transfer to the Montgomery Juvenile Court.

The record reflects that the child was born in 2007 and that, just after the child's birth, the father executed an affidavit of paternity and was identified on the child's birth certificate as the child's father. In July…