Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 2. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

53-2-5. Children conceived by method of assisted reproduction.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
An individual conceived by artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction and presumed legitimate in accordance with Code Section 19-7-21 shall be considered a child of the parents and entitled to inherit under the laws of intestacy from the parents and from relatives of the parents, and the parents and relatives of the parents shall likewise be entitled to inherit as heirs from and through such individual.#
(b)
Subsection (a) of this Code section shall be subject to Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 19, and, in the event of a conflict, the provisions of such article shall prevail.#

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History

Code 1981, § 53-2-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2025, p. 806, § 37/HB 327, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, added the subsection (a) designation; inserted “, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction” in subsection (a); and added subsection (b).

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