O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-2-5 (2019)

Children conceived by artificial insemination

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

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An individual conceived by artificial insemination and presumed legitimate in accordance with Code Section 19-7-21 shall be considered a child of the parents and entitled to inherit under the laws of intestacy from the parents and from relatives of the parents, and the parents and relatives of the parents shall likewise be entitled to inherit as heirs from and through such individual.

History

Code 1981, § 53-2-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For note, ‘‘A New Era of Dead-Beat Dads: Determining Social

Security Survivor Benefits for Children Who Are Posthumously Conceived,’’ see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 759 (2005).

COMMENT This section clarifies that the rules of inheritance by, from and through biological children apply equally to children who have been conceived by artificial insemination provided they are deemed legitimate in accordance with OCGA Sec. 19-7-21.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Horton v. Burch, 471 S.E.2d 879 (Ga. 1996).

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Horton v. Burch, 471 S.E.2d 879 (Ga. 1996). · cites it 2× “, OCGA § 53-2-5 (codicils); OCGA § 53-2-75 (implied revocation).”

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