Allifi v. Raider

Miller, Judge.

These consolidated appeals arise from Jonas Raider’s petition to legitimate his then two-year-old son, and the subsequent petition of the child’s stepfather to adopt the child. The trial court denied the legitimation petition, and this Court subsequently denied Raider’s application for discretionary review. Thereafter, Raider filed a motion to set aside judgment pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-60 (d) (1), on the ground that the superior court lacked jurisdiction over the legitimation petition based on Raider’s prior acknowledgment of legitimation pursuant to OCGA § 19-7-22 (g) (2). The…