of Eugene Bell; that Eugene had no other children or descendants, and that Bernie Jean Bell was the sole and only heir at law of the decedent and entitled to all the rights of a subsequently born child as provided by Ark.Stat.Ann. § 60-507 (1969 Supp.). It was held that the various legatees, devisees, and collateral heirs were without any interest in the estate. Accordingly, the entire estate was ordered vested in Bernie Jean Bell, subject to the dower and homestead rights of her mother, Anita Carter Bell. From the order so entered comes this appeal. For reversal, it is asserted that appellant, as a pretermitted child, should inherit from his father, and it is next asserted that statutory enactments which prevent illegitimate children from inheriting from theParker v. Hadley, 227 Ark. 161, 296 S.W.2d 391, this court held that the statute requires proof of three things, viz, "(1) The actual parentage of the putative father; (2) The putative father's marriage to the mother of the illegitimate child, and; (3) Recognition by the putative father, after the marriage, of the child as his." Without any hesitation whatsoever, we hold that none of the requirements have been met in the instant case.
As to paternity, Jeffery Bell testified that he was fifteen years of age and lived with his mother and her husband in Chicago, having been born on August 11, 1954. Appellant stated that Eugene Bell was his father but that he never knew Bell until 1964. The witness said that he spent two summers, and