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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-7-21. When children conceived by artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction are presumed legitimate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-7-21. When children conceived by artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction are presumed legitimate.

(a) All children born within wedlock or within the usual period of gestation thereafter who have been conceived by means of artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction are irrebuttably presumed legitimate if both spouses have consented in writing to the use and administration of artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction.

(b) Subsection (a) of this Code section shall be subject to Article 2 of Chapter 8 of this title, and, in the event of a conflict, the provisions of such article shall prevail.

## History

Code 1933, § 74-101.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 166, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 806, § 11/HB 327, effective July 1, 2025.

## Cross References

In vitro fertilization defined, § 31-1-26.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); inserted “, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction” in two places in subsection (a); and added subsection (b).