Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 53-2-3. Inheritance by Children Born Out of Wedlock

The rights of inheritance of a child born out of wedlock shall be as follows:
History. Code 1981, § 53-2-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 4.
Law reviews.
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. 170 (1981).
For article surveying wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1982).
For article surveying 1982 Eleventh Circuit cases involving constitutional civil law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 1221 (1983).
For article, “Georgia Inheritance Rights of Children Born Out of Wedlock,” see 23 Ga. St. B.J. 28 (1986).
For annual survey of law of domestic relations, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 179 (1986).
For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (1986).
For note on 1991 amendment of former O.C.G.A. § 53-4-4 , see 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 197 (1992).
For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).
For comment on equitable adoption, equitable legitimation, and inheritance in extralegal family arrangements, see 48 Emory L.J. 943 (1999).
For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2004).
For annual survey of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 403 (2005).
For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008).
For annual survey of law on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 365 (2010).
For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 273 (2015).

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