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2021 Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 7 - Parent and Child Relationship Generally
Article 3 - Determination of Paternity
§ 19-7-50. Expenses of Litigation
Universal Citation: GA Code § 19-7-50 (2021)
The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood and other tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court.
(Code 1933, § 74-311, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1374, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 14 C.J.S., Children Out-of-Wedlock, §§ 139, 140, 142.
ALR.- Right of indigent defendant in paternity suit to have assistance of counsel at state expense, 4 A.L.R.4th 363.
Entitlement to attorney's fees under Uniform Parentage Act of 1973, 72 A.L.R.6th 413.
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