MATTER OF LOCKLEAR BY JONES

No. 8316SC274.

311 S.E.2d 691 (1984)

In the Matter of The Legitimation of Stanley LOCKLEAR by Earl JONES.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lumbee River Legal Services, Inc. by William L. Davis, Pembroke, for petitioner, appellant.

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Robert R. Reilly, Raleigh, for the State.


HEDRICK, Judge.

Petitioner's one assignment of error raises only the question whether the Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. Sec. 49-10 to enter an order legitimating a child born to a married woman.

N.C.Gen.Stat. Sec. 49-10 in pertinent part provides:

Legitimation.—The putative father of any child born out of wedlock, whether such father resides in North Carolina or not, may apply by a verified written...

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