Ex parte Riley

I respectfully dissent. The original pleading on which this case is based alleged that Abraham Riley, Jr., Relator, is the natural father of the said child, Keisha Riley, a female born November 8, 1977. The natural mother of Keisha was Cheryl Traylor. Cheryl Traylor, it was alleged, was deliberately shot and killed by Abraham Riley, Jr., on or about October 30, 1978. The original petition was verified.

The Relator’s singular point is that he does not have the status of “parent” in relationship to the child, Keisha, and thus the child support order is not enforceable by contempt and…