L.G., THE FATHER v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

ON CONFESSION OF ERROR

Taylor, J.

L.G., the legal father of a dependent child, appeals an order denying his petition to disestablish paternity under section 742.18, Florida Statutes (2016). L.G. was never married to the mother,, but he acknowledged paternity on the. child’s birth certificate. During the dependency proceedings, L.G. petitioned to disestablish paternity based on newly discovered evidence—namely, a recent DNA test showing that he was not the biological father of the child. However, the trial court denied the petition, ruling that it could not disestablish paternity unless another…