In re Parentage of E.A.

Summary

The court held that the grandfather could appeal the adoption ruling and had sufficiently pleaded facts establishing standing to intervene as a prospective adoptive parent, legal guardian, alleged parent, and adoptive parent. It also held that his parentage claim could proceed based on his alleged notorious recognition of paternity, without deciding the ultimate merits of parentage. The court reversed both district court judgments, vacated the adoption decree, and remanded for consolidation and further proceedings. Separate writings were not included in the record provided.