Father's Day is a meaningful opportunity to celebrate the bond between fathers and their children. However, for many dads in Gwinnett County and throughout Metro Atlanta, questions about child custody, visitation, and parental rights can create uncertainty. Whether you are divorced, separated, or were never married to your child's mother, understanding your rights under Georgia […]
In Georgia, a father must establish his parental rights by a process called "legitimation." Georgia laws say that paternity must be established before an unwed father can be granted custody and visitation rights to his child. The child of unwed parents is considered illegitimate prior to legitimation. If the child’s parents were never married to […]
A father’s rights are clear when he is married to the mother of the child, but if dad and mom are unmarried, legal questions typically arise. Do biological dads have legal parenting rights? Can an unmarried father get child custody? Will he have to pay child support? In Georgia, answers to these questions are anchored […]
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