B.E.B. v. H.M.

THOMPSON, Judge.

H.M. (the “mother”) and B.E.B. (the “father”) have one child who was born December 7, 1993; the parties have never married. In June 1998, the father signed documents acknowledging paternity of the child. At that time, the child’s birth certificate was amended to reflect that B.E.B. is the child’s natural father.

On June 26, 2000, the mother filed a petition seeking an adjudication of the father’s paternity and an award of child support. The father answered; he also petitioned for custody of the child. After receiving ore tenus evidence, the trial court entered a judgment,…