In Interest of C----D----V

COUNTISS, Justice.

The biological father of the minor child C_D_V_appeals from judgments denying his petition for voluntary legitimation and terminating his parental rights in an adoption proceeding. Questions presented by this appeal are (1) whether the statute of limitations set out in section 13.01 of the Family Code is applicable to voluntary legitimation proceedings under section 13.21 of the Family Code; (2) whether the trial court erred in denying the father’s petition for voluntary legitimation; and (3) whether the termination of the father’s parental rights was proper in the absence…