Said

Fouad Said appeals from the summary judgment denying his petition to determine that he is not the father of Fouad Samir Said (Fam. Code, § 7630, subd. (b)) on the ground that he lacked standing as a presumed father to maintain such an action. Because he presented sufficient evidence to show he might qualify as the presumed father (Fam. Code, § 7611, subd. (d)), we hold that the trial court erred and reverse the judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Fouad Said (appellant) and Henrietta Jegan obtained a California divorce judgment in December 1977. At the time, they had a seven-year-old daughter named Suna. In April 1979, Jegan gave birth to a son—Fouad Samir Said—and named appellant as the father on Fouad’s birth certificate. In April 2003—immediately before Fouad’s 24th birthday—appellant filed a petition to remove his name from Fouad’s birth certificate, alleging that he was “erroneously” listed as the father. The petition was prepared on a form denominated as one to establish parentage under Family Code section 7630, which is part of the Uniform Parentage Act. (Fam. Code, § 7600 et seq.) Respondents filed a response that denied appellant’s allegations, and raised…