Jackson v. McNeal

lain this proceeding, the trial court granted joint custody of a minor child to the plaintiff, who asserts that he is the father of the child, and to the mother, with the plaintiff being designated as the domiciliary parent. The mother asserts on appeal that the plaintiff failed to establish his *378legal filiation to the child and, therefore, should have been held to the more demanding burden'of proof applicable to a nonparent in a custody proceeding, We find that the petition filed by the plaintiff gave sufficient notice to the defendant of the plaintiffs claim of paternity,1 and the trial…