O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 19-7-48 (2019)

Settlement, dismissal, or termination of civil action

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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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.

History

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

Annotations

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 Ga. App. LEXIS 183 (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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Patterson v. Whitehead, 481 S.E.2d 621 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997).

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Patterson v. Whitehead, 481 S.E.2d 621 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “If there is a counterclaim pending, however, the action cannot be dismissed unless the counterclaim can remain pending for independent adjudication by the court.”

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