In the Interest of J. M., a Child

McMillian, Judge.

After this Court granted his application for discretionary appeal, the putative father of J. M. appealed the juvenile court’s order denying his petition to legitimate the child. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

“We review a trial court’s ruling on a legitimation petition for abuse of discretion.” Binns v. Fairnot, 292 Ga. App. 336, 337 (665 SE2d 36) (2008). In so doing, we review the trial court’s factual findings for clear error and will only sustain such findings if there is competent evidence to support them. Neill v. Brannon, 320 Ga. App. 820, 822 (1) (738 SE2d…