L.J. v. L.J. (In re W.C.)

DONALDSON, Judge.

W.C. ("the father") petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson District Court ("the trial court") to dismiss two cases pending in the trial court for lack of jurisdiction. This court consolidated the two appellate proceedings initiated by the father's petition. For the reasons expressed below, we deny the requested relief.

Facts and Procedural History

The materials submitted by the parties indicate the following. E.C. ("the child") was born in December 2013 out of wedlock. On November 25, 2015, L.J. ("the mother") filed in the trial court a complaint…