Georgia Code, Title 19, Chapter 7, Article 3 - Determination of Paternity

• § 19-7-40 - Jurisdiction; Administrative Determination of Paternity
  (a) The superior and state courts of the several counties shall have concurrent jurisdiction in all proceedings for the determination of paternity of children...
• § 19-7-41 - Service Outside State
  In a proceeding under this article, the court, pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 9, may order service upon a person outside the state...
• § 19-7-42 - Venue
  The action shall be brought in the county in which the alleged father resides, except that, if the alleged father is not a resident...
• § 19-7-43 - Petition; by Whom Brought; Effect of Agreement on Right to Bring Petition; Stay Pending Birth of Child; Court Order for Blood Tests; Genetic Tests
  (a) A petition to establish the paternity of a child may be brought by: (1) The child; (2) The mother of the child; (3)...
• § 19-7-44 - Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Payment of Guardian; Notice to Natural Mother
  (a) The court may, in its discretion, appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a minor child who is the subject of a paternity...
• § 19-7-45 - Genetic Tests
  (a) All orders requiring parties to submit to genetic tests shall be issued in conformance with Code Sections 19-7-43, 19-7-46, and 19-7-54. In all...
• § 19-7-46 - Evidence At Trial
  (a) The results of medical tests and comparisons ordered by the court, including the statistical likelihood of the alleged parent's parentage, if available, unless...
• § 19-7-46.1 - Name or Social Security Number on Birth Certificate or Other Record As Evidence of Paternity; Signed Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
  (a) The appearance of the name or social security account number of the father, entered with his written consent, on the certificate of birth...
• § 19-7-46.2 - Temporary Order of Support
  (a) Upon motion by a party to a paternity action, a temporary order shall be issued in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in Code...
• § 19-7-47 - Civil Action; Testimony of Mother and Alleged Father; Default Judgments
  (a) Any proceeding brought under this article is a civil action governed by the rules of civil procedure. The mother of the child and...
• § 19-7-48 - Settlement, Dismissal, or Termination
  The child must be a party to a settlement agreement with the alleged father. The court must approve any settlement agreement, dismissal, or termination...
• § 19-7-49 - Decree; Jury Instructions on Test Results; Costs
  (a) On a finding that the alleged father is the father of the child, the court shall issue an order designating the alleged father...
• § 19-7-50 - Costs
  The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings,...
• § 19-7-51 - Order of Support, Visitation Privileges, and Other Provisions
  The decree or order may contain any other provisions concerning the duty to support the child by periodic or lump sum payments, visitation privileges...
• § 19-7-52 - To Whom Support Payments Made; Enforcement and Modification of Orders
  (a) The court may order that support payments be made to the mother or other interested party, the child support receiver, the prosecuting attorney,...
• § 19-7-53 - Confidentiality of Hearings
  Upon motion of any party, any hearing or trial held under this article may be held in closed court without the admittance of any...
• § 19-7-54 - Motion to Set Aside Determination of Paternity
  (a) Unless otherwise specified in this Code section, in any action in which a male is required to pay child support as the father...

Last modified: October 14, 2016