Legal Opinion
W.S. v. S.T.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided February 1, 2018No. H042611PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPremo, Acting P.J.
*136In 2014, appellant W.S. filed a petition to establish a parental relationship with his daughter (daughter). W.S. alleged he was daughter's biological father. He claimed he had a relationship with S.T., daughter's mother, while she was married to her husband, Martin T. W.S. requested joint legal and physical custody, equal time visitation, and mediation to work out a parenting plan. He also requested daughter's last name be changed. The trial court denied W.S.'s requests, finding he was not a presumed parent within the meaning of Family Code section 7611, subdivision (d).1
On appeal, W.S.…
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