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O.C.G.A. § 19-11-13: Domestic Relations — O.C.G.A. § 19-11-13
What this law says, in plain English
The department may investigate paternity claims for children born out of wedlock and request the putative father acknowledge paternity. If he refuses, the department may initiate legal proceedings to establish paternity unless it determines doing so is against the child's best interests.
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