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SB 0064 - Juvenile Code, Domestic Relations, and Vital Records; repeal voluntary acknowledgments of legitimation

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd (R)
Last Action: 7/1/2016 - Effective Date
State Code Titles: 15, 19, 31
Senate Committee: S JUDY
House Committee: JuvJ
Assigned To:
07. Juvenile CourtsNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

SB 64 repeals 19-7-21.1 in its entirety and amends O.C.G.A. § 15-11-2, Title 19, and Chapter 10 of Title 31. O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22 is revised by creating definitions for “biological father” and “legal father.” During a legitimation petition process, if there is a legal father who is not the biological father, the legal father shall be named a party by the petitioner and shall be served. The court may issue an order declaring the biological father’s relationship to the child to be legitimate provided that such order is in the best interest of the child. In determining the best interests of the child, and to ensure that the petitioning alleged biological father is in fact the father, the court may order parties to submit to a genetic test, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-45. The Chapter is further amended by revising O.C.G.A. § 19-7-27, requiring the hospital in which a child was delivered to an unmarried mother to provide her and the alleged father with information and forms regarding voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, and a written description of the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity. When both the mother and father have signed a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity in the presence of a notary public, such acknowledgement should be filed with the State Office of Vital Records within 30 days of execution.


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