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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18

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

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  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.

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