Blessedone1
Jun 8, 2010, 08:36 AM
I am trying to get my children Legitimize, I live in Ga. And I need to know how I can go about doing this in the Ga.
AK lawyer
Jun 8, 2010, 09:19 AM
Georgia Code, Title 19, Article II. Section 19-7-20 et seq. LexisNexis® Custom Solution: Georgia Code Research Tool (http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp)
§ 19-7-21.1.. .
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) "Acknowledgment of legitimation" means a written statement contained in a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form indicating that a mother and father of a child born out of wedlock have freely agreed and consented that the child may be legitimated.
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No need to quote the whole thing. Link to it and read it.
I would be more specific in my answer, but I don't know your circumstances. For example:
1. Are you the mother or the father?
2. Are you and the other parent married?
3. How old is the child?
4. Would the other parent agree to signing what is needed?