How Unmarried Fathers Can Secure Parental Rights in Georgia
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Expecting a child but not married to the mother? In Georgia, fathers must undergo the legitimation process to secure their parental rights. This involves filing a petition with the court and attending a hearing. Learn how to protect your rights and establish a legal connection with your child.
if you have a child who’s about to be born and you’re not married to the mother as a father you have to go through the legitimation process what does this involve you may ask you have to file a petition with the court in the county where you or the child is or the mother of the child or the caregiver of the child is and ask the court to award you your parental rights that will be done by serving them with the complaint then responding to the complaint and you having a hearing to establish your rights to the child
