Patternity of J.C. v. Van Winkle

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant, Carson K. Carlisle Libbert (Mother), appeals the trial court's Paternity Entry ordering the surname of the parties' nonmarital child to be changed to that *527of Appellee, Michael L. VanWinkle (Father).

We reverse and remand.

ISSUES

Mother presents one issue on appeal: whether the trial court abused its discretion in ordering the surname of the parties' nonmarital son to be changed to that of Father.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The parties' nonmarital child, J.C. (the child), was born on July 27, 1997.1 On August 15, 1997, Mother filed a Petition to…