In Georgia, fathers that are not married to the mother of their child when the child is born must legitimate the child to have any parental rights, unless the parties subsequently marry. Often when children are born, the parents still… Read More ›
Paternity
Paternity and DNA Testing (GA)
There are a number of reasons to have the paternity of one’s child established. However, in Georgia, fathers should be mindful that establishing paternity or acknowledging paternity does not give a father, whose child is born out-of-wedlock, legal rights to that child. The child… Read More ›
Paternity/De-legitimation Case Update
The Court of Appeals of Georgia (Second Division), in Williamson v. Williamson, A09A1767, considered a case this year involving former spouses that had a child born while married to each other. A child born during a legal marriage is presumed the legal child of father (husband), unless rebutted. … Read More ›
Attorney Tiffany Lunn of Lunn Law LLC: Georgia Family Law Blog 