Parental Rights
Mother’s and Father’s Rights: What Does Georgia Law Say?
Are you facing a divorce proceeding? Know what Georgia law says about mother’s and father’s rights to protect your interests.
Mother’s Rights: How They Work Inside & Outside of Georgia
Edited By: Belinda Martin – Associate Attorney Understanding a mother’s rights is an important part of addressing custody cases. In the past, it was generally assumed that the mother would receive custody and the father would have visitation rights and provide child support. But now, changing times have made the rights of mothers less binary […]
Forced Fatherhood
Fathers of minor children in Georgia have legal options they can pursue in order to be granted court-ordered rights to their children, such as legitimation or custody actions. However, even fathers who don’t want to be involved with their biological children can have some responsibilities forced upon them by the courts. This most commonly comes […]
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 […]
