--- title: Title 19, Chapter 7. Parent and Child Relationship Generally collection: code id: code:chapter:19-7 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/19/chapter/7 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/19.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-6.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-8.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP GENERALLY title_heading: DOMESTIC RELATIONS section_count: 32 full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7.md?full=1 --- # Title 19, Chapter 7. Parent and Child Relationship Generally Title 19. Domestic Relations 32 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue). - 19-7-1, In whom parental power lies; how such power lost; recovery for homicide of child or unborn child, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-1.md - 19-7-2, Parents’ obligations to child, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-2.md - 19-7-3, Actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention; revocation or amendment of visitation rights; appointment of guardian ad litem; mediation; hearing; notification to family members of child’s participation in events, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-3.md - 19-7-3.1, Equitable caregivers; form; required findings; establishment of parental rights; not a disestablishment of parentage, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-3.1.md - 19-7-4, Criteria for loss of parental custody, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-4.md - 19-7-5, Reporting of child abuse; when mandated or authorized; content of report; to whom made; immunity from liability; report based upon privileged communication; penalty for failure to report; spiritual treatment for illnesses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-5.md - 19-7-6, Reporting of juvenile drug use, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-6.md - 19-7-20, Circumstances of legitimacy; disproving legitimacy; legitimation by marriage of parents and recognition of child, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-20.md - 19-7-21, When children conceived by artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or other similar method of assisted reproduction are presumed legitimate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-21.md - 19-7-22, Petition for legitimation of child; requirement that mother be named as a party; court order; effect; claims for custody or visitation; third-party action for legitimation in response to petition to establish paternity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-22.md - 19-7-23, “Child born out of wedlock” defined, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-23.md - 19-7-24, Parents’ obligations to child born out of wedlock, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-24.md - 19-7-25, In whom parental power over child born out of wedlock lies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-25.md - 19-7-26, Mother of child born out of wedlock not to be discriminated against in action to recover for injury or death of the child, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-26.md - 19-7-27, Hospital program for establishment of paternity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-27.md - 19-7-40, Jurisdiction; administrative determination of paternity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-40.md - 19-7-41, Service outside state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-41.md - 19-7-42, Venue, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-42.md - 19-7-43, Petition; by whom brought; effect of agreement on right to bring petition; stay pending birth of child; court order for blood tests; genetic tests, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-43.md - 19-7-44, Appointment of guardian ad litem; payment of guardian; notice to natural mother, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-44.md - 19-7-45, Genetic testing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-45.md - 19-7-46, Evidence at trial, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-46.md - 19-7-46.1, Effect of father’s name or social security number on records as evidence of paternity; signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity; certified copy of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-46.1.md - 19-7-46.2, Temporary order of support, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-46.2.md - 19-7-47, Civil action; testimony of mother and alleged father; default judgments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-47.md - 19-7-48, Settlement, dismissal, or termination of civil action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-48.md - 19-7-49, Final order; effect; evidence of costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-49.md - 19-7-50, Expenses of litigation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-50.md - 19-7-51, Order of support and other provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-51.md - 19-7-52, To whom support payments made; enforcement and modification of orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-52.md - 19-7-53, Confidentiality of hearings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-53.md - 19-7-54, Motion to set aside determination of paternity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7-54.md