Sandoval v. John

OPINION

Appellant seeks an appeal of a decision of the Crownpoint Family Court contained in a Final Guardianship Decree requiring DNA testing to legally establish his paternity of four children he has always openly regarded as his own and further requiring the parties to pay the expenses of the guardian ad litem. The Court reverses and remands.

I

BACKGROUND

This matter concerns a May 5, 2008 filing of a petition by Marlene Sandoval (Appellee) for guardianship and temporary custody over her four grandchildren T.S.E.J., B.L.J., M.B.J. and A.M.A., whose mother Earlene Rose Herrera (mother) passed…