Georgia Code, Title 19, Chapter 7, Article 2 - Legitimacy

• § 19-7-20 - What Children are Legitimate; Disproving Legitimacy; Legitimation by Marriage of Parents and Recognition of Child
  (a) All children born in wedlock or within the usual period of gestation thereafter are legitimate.(b) The legitimacy of a child born as described...
• § 19-7-21 - When Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination Legitimate
  All children born within wedlock or within the usual period of gestation thereafter who have been conceived by means of artificial insemination are irrebuttably...
• § 19-7-21.1 - "Acknowledgment of Legitimation" and "Legal Father" Defined; Signing Acknowledgment of Legitimation; When Acknowledgment Not Recognized; Making False Statement; Rescinding Acknowledgment
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Acknowledgment of legitimation" means a written statement contained in a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity...
• § 19-7-22 - Petition for Legitimation of Child; Requirement that Mother Be Named As a Party; Court Order; Effect; Claims for Custody or Visitation; Third-Party Action for Legitimation in Response to Petition to Establish Paternity
  (a) A father of a child born out of wedlock may render his relationship with the child legitimate by petitioning the superior court of...
• § 19-7-23 - "Child Born Out of Wedlock" Defined
  The term "child born out of wedlock" means: (1) A child whose parents are not married when that child is born or who do...
• § 19-7-24 - Parents' Obligations to Child Born Out of Wedlock
  It is the joint and several duty of each parent of a child born out of wedlock to provide for the maintenance, protection, and...
• § 19-7-25 - In Whom Parental Power Over Child Born Out of Wedlock Lies
  Only the mother of a child born out of wedlock is entitled to custody of the child, unless the father legitimates the child as...
• § 19-7-26 - Mother of Child Born Out of Wedlock Not to Be Discriminated Against in Action to Recover for Injury or Death of the Child
  In an action brought by the mother of a child born out of wedlock in her own right or in her capacity as guardian,...
• § 19-7-27 - Hospital Program for Establishment of Paternity
  Upon the birth of a child to an unmarried woman in a public or private hospital, the hospital that provides perinatal services shall: (1)...

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