Williams v. Milliken

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROWLEY, Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court’s Order determining that Jerry Wayne Williams, appellee, is the natural father of two minor children, Jeremiah James Fornell and Miranda Nicole Milliken a/k/a Miranda Nicole Fornell, and granting legal custody of the children to appellee. We find that appellee failed to meet his burden of proving that he was the father of Jeremiah and that the trial court did not apply the proper burden of proof to appellee’s claim of paternity of Miranda. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s order as to the paternity of Jeremiah…