Father’s Rights and Paternity
Georgia’s Putative Father Registry and Father’s Rights
In Georgia, the putative father registry is a statewide listing containing information about men who may be the biological father of a child. The registry includes men who have registered themselves as potential biological parents (but not “legal” fathers) as well as fathers who have signed acknowledgment forms for children born out of wedlock. Under […]
How to Legitimize a Child in Georgia
Under current Georgia Law, there are two ways to legitimate a child born out of wedlock: when the recognized parents of the child marry after the birth of the child or when the father petitions the superior court of the mother’s residence to legitimate the child. Although an illegitimate child still has rights, legitimizing a […]
DCSS has instigated a child support case against me – I don’t know if I am the father. Will I be on the hook for child support?
It would seem that child support is based on an obvious principle: it is the child’s biological father who is the one to pays child support. However, mothers go to DCSS (Division of Child Support Services) offices on a daily basis to establish child support against a Defendant who may or may not be the […]
Birth Delivery Expenses: Finding out You’re a Father
Children are a blessing, but sometimes they can come as a surprise. Some fathers don’t find out until much later that they are a parent and by then, they may also find out that they are liable to pay costs, sometimes even retroactively (effective from a time in the past) to support this newly discovered […]
