J.O.J. v. R.M.

I respectfully, dissent.

Section 26-17-204(a)(l), Ala.Code 1975, provides that a man becomes a presumed father of a child if “he and the mother of the child are married to each other and the child is born during the marriage.” In this case, J.J.V. (“the child”) was bom during the marriage of R.M. (“the mother”) and her husband, D.V., making D.V. a presumed father of the child. Pursuant to § 26-17-607(a), Ala.Code 1975, a part of the Alabama Uniform Parentage Act (“the AUPA”), § 26-17-101 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, “[i]f the presumed father persists in his status as the legal father of a child,…