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O.C.G.A. § 53-2-1 Rules of inheritance when decedent dies without will; effect of abandonment of child
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Abandon’’ means that a parent of a minor child, without justifiable cause, fails to communicate with the minor child, care for the minor child, and provide for the minor child’s support as required by law or judicial decree for a p…
O.C.G.A. § 53-2-3 Inheritance by children born out of wedlock
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The rights of inheritance of a child born out of wedlock shall be as follows: (1) A child born out of wedlock may inherit in the same manner as though legitimate from or through the child’s mother, the other children of the mother, and any other maternal kin; (2)(A) A child born …
O.C.G.A. § 53-2-4 Inheritance from children born out of wedlock
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(a) The mother of a child born out of wedlock, the other children of the mother, and other maternal kin may inherit from and through the child born out of wedlock in the same manner as though the child were legitimate. (b) The father of a child born out of wedlock, the other chil…
O.C.G.A. § 53-2-5 Children conceived by artificial insemination
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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…