S.D. v. J.S.F.

S.D. ("the mother") appeals from a judgment of the Calhoun Juvenile Court determining that J.S.F. is the father of J.T. ("the child"), awarding custody of the child to J.S.F., and ordering the child's surname changed to that of J.S.F. We affirm.

At the time of the child's birth, the mother was involved in a relationship with E.C.T.; the mother and E.C.T. were not married. E.C.T. signed an affidavit of paternity when the child was born, asserting that he was the child's father. On April 15, 2010, the Department of Human Resources ("DHR") filed a petition in the juvenile court alleging that the…