Syfert Injury Law Firm

Your Trusted Partner in Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation

O.C.G.A. § 19-7-26 — Mother of child born out of wedlock not to be discriminated against in action to recover for injury or death of the child | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 19-7-26 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Section 7. Parent and Child Relationship Generally, 19-7-1 through 19-7-54.

ARTICLE 2 LEGITIMACY

19-7-26. Mother of child born out of wedlock not to be discriminated against in action to recover for injury or death of the child.

In an action brought by the mother of a child born out of wedlock in her own right or in her capacity as guardian, executor, or administrator for damages for the child's injury or death, the mother shall not be discriminated against because of her child's having been born out of wedlock.

(Ga. L. 1943, p. 538, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1720, § 9.)

Cross references.

- Wrongful death actions generally, T. 51, C. 4.

Law reviews.

- For article, "Actions for Wrongful Death in Georgia: Part Two," see 19 Ga. B.J. 439 (1957). For article, "Actions for Wrongful Death in Georgia: Part Two," section two, see 20 Ga. B.J. 152 (1957). For table covering actions for wrongful death in Georgia, see 10 Ga. B.J. 28 (1947).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Brinkley v. Dixie Constr. Co., 205 Ga. 415, 54 S.E.2d 267 (1949); Garden City Cab Co. v. Ransom, 86 Ga. App. 247, 71 S.E.2d 443 (1952); In re Ashmore, 163 Ga. App. 194, 293 S.E.2d 457 (1982).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

19 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Parent and Child, § 136.

ALR.

- Right of mother of illegitimate child to appeal from order or judgment entered in bastardy proceedings, 18 A.L.R.2d 948.

Right of illegitimate child, after Levy v. Louisiana, to recover under state wrongful death statute for death of putative father, 78 A.L.R.3d 1230.

Sexual child abuser's civil liability to child's parent, 54 A.L.R.4th 93.

Parent's right to recover for loss of consortium in connection with injury to child, 54 A.L.R.4th 112.

Database error: SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 8 attempt to write a readonly database

This Georgia Code resource is curated by Georgia Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.