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Establishing paternity for a child in Georgia may be done in one of the following ways: The child's parents are legally married to each other at the time of the child's birth; Unwed parents sign a Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment Form at: the hospital when the child is born, or later at either.

In Georgia, a child cannot inherit or receive certain benefits from the father if he is not ?legitimate.? Additionally, a father cannot petition a court for custody and visitation rights unless the child has been ?legitimated.? A father CAN include all three issues (legitimation, custody and visitation) in the same ...

Note: Parents of a child born out of wedlock may sign a PA form to establish paternity for their child at any time ? there is no time limit. Effective July 1, 2008, voluntary legitimation of a child born out of wedlock must be done before the child's first birthday [O.C.G.A. § 19-7-21(a)(b)].

Establishing paternity for a child in Georgia may be done in one of the following ways: The child's parents are legally married to each other at the time of the child's birth; Unwed parents sign a Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment Form at: the hospital when the child is born, or later at either.

A DNA test to prove paternity can be done, but the father, the child's mother, and the child must all submit. Local, state, or federal courts can issue a court order to establish paternity. The courts can establish paternity to determine divorce procedures, establish visitation rights, or other judicial orders.

Under Georgia law, an acknowledgment or determination of paternity establishes the biological condition of being a father. However, it does not establish a legal relationship between the father and child that offers custody or visitation rights.