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Year's Support for a Surviving Spouse in Georgia
A surviving spouse can have property set aside from the estate for twelve months of support, but only a legal spouse qualifies.
Read MoreDNA Testing and Disinterment in Georgia Paternity Cases
Georgia courts can order genetic testing, and where the putative father has died, testing of his relatives or even his remains.
Read MoreInheriting From an Unwed Father in Georgia
A child inherits from the mother automatically. Inheriting from the father requires meeting one of the conditions in OCGA 53-2-3.
Read MoreThe Presumption of Legitimacy and Who Georgia Calls the Legal Father
A child born during a marriage is presumed legitimate, and the husband is the legal father. Undoing that takes far more than a DNA test.
Read MoreWhat Rights Does an Unmarried Mother Have in Georgia?
If you were not married when your child was born, Georgia law gives you sole custody and all parental power until a court says otherwise.
Read MoreWhy Establish Paternity in Georgia?
A paternity order creates the father's duty to support the child. It does not make him the legal father, and those are different cases.
Read MoreA Reconciliation Faked to Escape Alimony Does Not Count in Georgia
A Georgia spouse who stages a reconciliation to wipe out an alimony obligation does not get the benefit of it.
Read MoreDo You Have to Give Back What You Already Received if You Reconcile?
Georgia does not make a reconciling spouse hand back money or property already received, though a judge can weigh it later.
Read MoreDoes Reconciling Cancel an Attorney's Fee Award in Georgia?
A Georgia attorney's fee award entered before the parties reconcile survives the reconciliation and can still be collected.
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