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2018 Georgia Code 19-7-48 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 19-7-48 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 19-7-48

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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

ARTICLE 3 DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY

19-7-48. Settlement, dismissal, or termination of civil action.

The child must be a party to a settlement agreement with the alleged father. The court must approve any settlement agreement, dismissal, or termination of the action which does not adjudicate the merits of the case.

(Code 1933, § 74-309, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1374, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Voluntary dismissal of a paternity complaint did not deprive the court of jurisdiction since, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-48, the dismissal required the court's approval. Patterson v. Whitehead, 224 Ga. App. 636, 481 S.E.2d 621 (1997).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 41 Am. Jur. 2d, Illegitimate Children, § 53.

C.J.S.

- 14 C.J.S., Children Out-of-Wedlock, § 118.

ALR.

- Lump-sum compromise and settlement, or release, of bastardy claim or of bastardy or paternity proceedings, 84 A.L.R.2d 524.

Avoidance of lump-sum settlement or release of bastardy claim on grounds of fraud, mistake, or duress, 84 A.L.R.2d 593.

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