An individual conceived by artificial insemination and presumed legitimate in accordance with Code Section 19-7-21 shall be considered a child of the parents and entitled to inherit under the laws of intestacy from the parents and from relatives of the parents, and the parents and relatives of the parents shall likewise be entitled to inherit as heirs from and through such individual.
History. Code 1981, § 53-2-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.
Law reviews.
For note, “A New Era of Dead-Beat Dads: Determining Social Security Survivor Benefits for Children Who Are Posthumously Conceived,” see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 759 (2005).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 53-2-1. Rules of Inheritance When Decedent Dies Without Will; Effect of Abandonment of Child
§ 53-2-3. Inheritance by Children Born Out of Wedlock
§ 53-2-4. Inheritance From Children Born Out of Wedlock
§ 53-2-5. Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination
§ 53-2-6. Individual Related to Decedent Through Two or More Lines of Relationship
§ 53-2-7. Vesting of Title to Property; Right to Possession
§ 53-2-8. Death Intestate, and Without Ascertainable Heirs, of Spouse of Intestate Decedent