WPC- # VUFa % 0@4  w@ 0X 0D 0J 0Tj 0^ 0h 0r 0| 0r 0 1u 0d BaU6~B)DC AM U*m-v~vB D3 0@H AO 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLd<Q 9Z .Courier New RegularX($    f|$ 3|x DDDӀ(4(3DX$ !         0  (#$  0  2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X d<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd-$C << G<  9p`(Arial # !  #d#"     &&   YYY FILED&X June25,1998CecilCrowson,Jr.&AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ellan Geneva  ellan Geneva 'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . "            \RA'\7XXdXXd7R%'$A1-j|`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALS  ATKNOXVILLE  ` ` XMICKEYATKINS,) COCKEJUVENILE ` XӀ) C.A.NO.03A019708JV00337̀)̀PetitionerAppellant) ̀)vs.)̀) HON.C.PHILLIPOWENS̀)JUDGÈ) TAMMYSUEGROOMSand)JEFFREYCHARLESGROOMS,  )̀     ) ̀RespondentsAppellees) AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED̀REBECCAD.SLONE,Slone&Slone,Dandridge,forAppellant.WILLIAMM.LEIBROCK,Newport,forAppellees.JOHNKNOXWALKUP,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,andSUEA.ϜSHELDON,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,forIntervenor,STATEOFTENNESSEE.  OPINION            McMurray,J. Theplaintiffinthisactionsoughtadecreeofpaternityandtolegitimateachild,JeffreyChaseGrooms,ofwhomheclaimedtobethebiologicalfather.AtthetimeofJeffrey'sbirth,theϜappellee,TammyGrooms,(themother)waslegallymarriedtoϐappellee,JeffreyCharlesGrooms.ThetrialcourtdismissedAtkins'petitionundertheresjudicatadoctrine,findingthatthepreviousdecreeofdivorcebetweentheappelleeshadconclusivelydeterminedthattheappelleeswerethelegalparentsofthechild.ThetrialcourtalsofoundthatAtkinshadnostandingtofileapaternityorlegitimationpetition.  ArecentSupremeCourtcase,Evansv.Steelman,No.01S019701JV00019,23TAM144(March30,1998),isdispositiveofthisappeal.InEvans,thecourtheldthat"thephrase'notborninlawfulwedlock,'asusedinTenn.CodeAnn.362202(a),appliesonlytoachildborntoanunmarriedwoman."Id.atp.3.Thus,thecourtfoundthataputativefatherhasnostandingtolegitimateachildborntoamarriedwoman.Id. TheEvanscourtdidnotdirectlyaddresstheissueofaputativefather'sstandingtofileapaternityaction.However,T.C.A.362103(a)(1)statesthat"[a]petitiontoestablishpaternityofachild...maybefiled...byanyperson."T.C.A.362101(1)defines"child"as"achildbornoutoflawfulwedlock."UnderEvans,weconstrue"childbornoutoflawfulwedlock"tomeanachildborntoanunmarriedwoman.Thus,AtkinshasnostandingtofileapaternityactionbecauseMs.Groomswasmarriedatthetimeofthechild'sbirth. AtkinsarguesthataninterpretationofthelegitimationandpaternitystatuteswhichdisallowshimtofilehispetitionsviolateshisdueprocessandequalprotectionrightsundertheU.S.andTennesseeConstitutions.TheEvanscourtrejectedidenticalcontentionsbythepetitioners.Evans,supra,atpp.79. Wefinditunnecessarytoaddresstheissueofresjudicata. Weaffirmthetrialcourt'sjudgmentonthegroundsthatAtkinshadnostandingtofileeitherapaternityorlegitimationpetition,undertheSupremeCourt'srulinginEvans.Thepetitionsaredismissedandthecaseremanded.Costsonappealareassessedtoappellant.        ___________________________        DonT.McMurray,Judge_____________________________HerschelP.Franks,Judge_____________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,Judge  7XXdXXd7@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALS  ATKNOXVILLE  ` ` XMICKEYATKINS,) COCKEJUVENILE ` XӀ) C.A.NO.03A019708JV00337̀)̀PetitionerAppellant) ̀)vs.)̀) HON.C.PHILLIPOWENS̀)JUDGÈ) TAMMYSUEGROOMSand)JEFFREYCHARLESGROOMS,  )̀     ) ̀RespondentsAppellees) AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED̀`  X@ JUDGMENT  ThisappealcameontobeheardupontherecordfromtheJuvenileCourtofCockeCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel.Uponconsiderationthereof,thisCourtisofopinionthattherewasnoreversibleerrorinthetrialcourt. Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.Thepetitionsaredismissedandthecaseremanded.Costsonappealareassessedtoappellant.       PERCURIAM