GroundRules
← Search the law
Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 19-7-25: In whom parental power over child born out of wedlock lies.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. TITLE 19 Domestic Relations
  2. CHAPTER 7 Parent and Child Relationship Generally
  3. Article 2 Legitimacy

Only the mother of a child born out of wedlock is entitled to custody of the child, unless the father legitimates the child as provided in Code Section 19-7-22. Otherwise, the mother may exercise all parental power over the child.

Collected 2026-09-17T19:34:57Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection