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In the Interest of S.L.H.

The biological father's failure to legitimate his child after he was ordered to do so supported the termination of his parental rights.

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Salim Madyum, the biological father of S. L. H., appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights.

The record and transcript show the following: S. L. H. was placed into the custody of the Dougherty County Department of Family and Children Services DFACS in April 1994, when she was four months old. She had been abused and neglected by her mother, and had suffered severe permanent neurological damage as a result of this abuse and neglect. According to several orders entered during 1994, Madyum was incarcerated and did not appear at the hearings concerning the child. In 1996, DNA tests were conducted which showed a 99.59 percent probability that Madyum was the biological father of S. L. H. In October 1997, a hearing to extend temporary custody was held. The juvenile court noted that Madyum was in court on that date and that he had expressed an interest in parenting S. L. H., although he had taken no steps to legitimate her. Following that hearing, the juvenile court ordered Madyum to file a legitimation petition “or be subject to the loss of any potential parental rights.”

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