In re Nelson

This case comes before us on an interlocutory transfer without ruling from the Superior Court (Hampsey, J.). See SUP. Ct. R. 9.

The record contains the following facts. The petitioner, Douglas Hoyt Nelson, and the respondent, Sylvia Horsley, began dating in 1992. They have one biological child, Nelson James Robert Horsley, born on June 29, 1993. The parties never married each other.

The parties ended their romantic relationship in November 1994. In December 1994, the respondent adopted a son, Kent Horsley. In December 1995, the parties’ romantic relationship resumed, and the petitioner moved in…