Ray v. Hann

ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.

In Case No. A13A0757, Anthony Shane Ray appeals from orders of the Superior Court of Floyd County granting Johnny Hann, Jr.’s stepparent petition to adopt Ray’s minor child, A. C. R., and terminating Ray’s parental rights to the child. In Case No. A13A0821, Ray appeals from an order of the Superior Court of Floyd County denying his petition to legitimate A. C. R.1 Because the underlying cases were consolidated below, resolved in the same evidentiary hearing, and involve the same facts, we consolidate these appeals. For the reasons that follow, we reverse in part,…