History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 1736, 1737; Code 1868, § 1777; Code 1873, § 1786; Code 1882, § 1786; Civil Code 1895, § 2493; Civil Code 1910, § 3012; Code 1933, § 74-101; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1720, § 4.
Cross references.
Inheritance rights of child born out of wedlock, § 53-2-3.
Law reviews.
For note proposing Blood Grouping Test Act to expand admissible guidance in paternity proceedings, see 1 Mercer L. Rev. 266 (1950).
For note discussing scientific basis of blood classification and use of blood tests as evidence, see 16 Mercer L. Rev. 306 (1964).
For comment on Wallace v. Wallace, 221 Ga. 510 , 145 S.E.2d 546 (1965), see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 219 (1966).
For note discussing legitimation of illegitimate children by subsequent marriage of parents, see 4 Ga. L. Rev. 383 (1970).
For note discussing the admissibility of husband and wife’s testimony concerning nonaccess in determining the legitimacy of a child, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 448 (1970).
For note on the role of a judicial determination of paternity in the inheritance rights of illegitimate children in Georgia, see 16 Ga. L. Rev. 171 (1981).
For article, “Georgia Inheritance Rights of Children Born Out of Wedlock,” see 23 Ga. St. B.J. 28 (1986).
For case comment, “In re Baby Girl Eason: Balancing Three Competing Interests in Third Party Adoptions,” see 22 Ga. L. Rev. 1217 (1988).
For article, “Who is Georgia’s Mother? Gestational Surrogacy: A Formulation for Georgia’s Legislature,” see 38 Ga. L. Rev. 395 (2003).
For annual survey of domestic relations law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 221 (2004).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Parent and Child Relationship Generally
§ 19-7-21. When Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination Legitimate
§ 19-7-23. “Child Born Out of Wedlock” Defined
§ 19-7-24. Parents’ Obligations to Child Born Out of Wedlock
§ 19-7-25. In Whom Parental Power Over Child Born Out of Wedlock Lies