Section 19-7-25 - In whom parental power over child born out of wedlock lies

Only the mother of a child born out of wedlock is entitled to custody of the child, unless the father legitimates the child as provided in Code Section 19-7-22. Otherwise, the mother may exercise all parental power over the child.Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 404,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 580,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2008.