{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-7-42","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-7-42","heading":"Venue.","body":"The action shall be brought in the county in which the alleged father resides, except that, if the alleged father is not a resident of this state, the action shall be brought in the county in which the child resides.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 7 Parent and Child Relationship Generally","Article 3 Determination of Paternity"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"c5c70bb23eb3a69a08eeb7e21d77edf549909a60f2f3a441cff3d98bfeda1a49","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-7-41","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-7-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}