250 Ga. App. 486 - Jones v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2001
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6 state decisions
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Relies on In Re Baby Girl Eason · Williams v. City of LaGrange · Davis v. LaBrec · 238 Ga. App. 236 - Greene County v. North Shore Resort at Lake Oconee, LLC · 220 Ga. App. 426 - Gold Kist, Inc. v. Wilson
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“The law relevant to a legitimation petition presented by the putative biological father has been explained by the Supreme Court in In re Baby Girl Eason, 257 Ga. 292, 296 [(1)] ( 358 SE2d 459 ) (1987). The court must initially determine whether the father has abandoned his opportunity interest to develop a relationship with the child. Id. Then, depending on the nature of the putative father’s relationship with the child and other surrounding circumstances, the standard for evaluating whether legitimation is appropriate is either a test of his fitness as a parent or the best interest of the child. Id. at 296-297 . See also LaBrec v. Davis, 243 Ga. App. 307, 312-316 (2) ( 534 SE2d 84 ) (2000), aff’d, Davis v. LaBrec, 274 Ga. 5 ( 549 SE2d 76 ) (2001). This decision is dependent on a variety of factors as spelled out in Eason and LaBrec.”
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