Fill and Sign the Legitimation Form

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF _______________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ________________________ Petitioner VS. Civil Action File No. ____________ ________________________ Respondent ________________________ __________ County Juvenile Court File No. ___________ PETITION FOR LEGITIMATION AND TRANSFER TO __________ COUNTY JUVENILE COURT FOR HEARING Comes Now, _____________________________________________________________________ , Petitioner in the above-styled action, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-7-22 et. seq. and files this Petition for Legitimation of Child based upon the following facts: 1. The child is a resident of _____________ County, State of Georgia. 2. Petitioner is the biological father of the child, ________________________________ , born on the _________ day of __________________________ , 20 _____ at _________________________ Hospital in __________________________________________________________________________ . 3. The biological mother of the child is ____________________________________________ , respondent in the above-styled action. Respondent has been served notice of this action by a mailing a copy of this Petition to her last known address of ________________________________________________________________________ and/or Respondent has executed an Acknowledgement of Service, Waiver of Objections and Consent to this legitimatior which is attached hereto. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4. Petitioner desires to legitimate the aforementioned child and that the child be declared the legitimate child of the Petitioner. Petitioner desires that the child be capable of inheriting from Petitioner in the same manner as if born in lawful wedlock and that the Petitioner has the same rights and obligations to the child in the same manner as if the child had been born in lawful wedlock. 5. Petitioner requests that the name of the child be changed from ________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ so as to reflect the legitimation by the Petitioner. 6. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-1-9.1 and the Orders of Special Assignment dated ____________________ and _________________, Petitioner requests that hearing on this Petition for Legitimation be transfer to the _________ County Juvenile Court for hearing and determination. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests the following relief; (a) That the minor child known as _______________________________________________________________________ be declared the legitimate child of Petitioner, capable of inheriting from Petitioner in the same manner as if born in wedlock; (b) That the name of the child be changed to _______________________________________________________________________ and that the birth certificate and all other documents maintained by the Bureau of Vital Statistics and the Department of Human Resources be changed to reflect the Petitioner as natural and legitimate father of the child; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (c) That the hearing on this Petition for Legitimation be transferred to the ______________ County Juvenile Court; and (d) That the Petitioner have such other and further relief as the Court deems appropriate under the circumstances. Respectfully submitted, __________________________________ Petitioner Address & Phone of Petitioner or Attorney ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ VERIFICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned an officer of the State of Georgia, duly commissioned to administer oaths, _______________________________________________________________________ who after being sworn states the facts set forth in the foregoing Petition for Legitimation are true and correct. _________________________________ Petitioner Sworn to and subscribed before me this ____ day of _______________ , 20 __ . ________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ______________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ___________________________ Petitioner VS. Civil Action File No. __________ ___________________________ Respondent ___________________________ __________ County Juvenile Court File No. __________ NOTICE OF HEARING The above-styled matter is set for hearing in the ___________ County Juvenile Court, located at_________________, ___________, _________________, _____, on the __________ day of _________________________________ , 20 __ at __________ o'clock before the Honorable Judge _______________________________________________________________________ . This the ____ day of _________________ , 20 __ . ____________________________________ Calendar Clerk, __________ County Juvenile Court 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ______________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ___________________________ Petitioner VS. Civil Action File No. __________ ___________________________ Respondent ___________________________ __________ County Juvenile Court File No. __________ ORDER FOR TRANSFER TO JUVENILE COURT The above styled Petition for Legitimation and Transfer to _____________ County Juvenile Court for Hearing having been read and considered and it appearing there is good cause for the same, It is hereby ORDERED that hearing in the above matter be transferred to _______________ County Juvenile Court for disposition. SO ORDERED, this the ____ day of _________________________ , 20 __ . _________________________________ Judge, _____________ County Superior Court, State of Georgia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PAUPER'S AFFIDAVIT Personally appeared before the undersigned an officer of the state of Georgia, duly commissioned to administer oaths, ______________________________________________________________________ who after being sworn states the following facts are true and correct: 1. I am a resident of the State of Georgia and sui juris. 2. I am filing with the Superior Court of _________ County a Petition For Legitimation. 3. I am indigent and without sufficient funds to pay the filing fees and service fees associated with this Petition. I am not able to proceed in forma pauperis , I will not be able to pursue these actions. 4. I ask the Clerk of the _______________ Superior Court to waive the filing fees at the time I file these actions. Affiant says nothing further. ___________________________________ Petitioner Sworn to and Subscribed before me this ______ day of __________________ , 20 _____ . ____________________________________ Notary Public 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ___________________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ________________________________ Petitioner VS. Civil Action File No. ___________ _________________________________ Respondent _________________________________ __________ County Juvenile Court File No. _____________ ORDER Petition for Legitimation having been submitted along with a Pauper's Affidavit, the Pauper's Affidavit having been duly considered; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petitioner, ______________________________ , proceed as a Pauper in this case. This the ________ day of _________________________________ , 20 _____ . _________________________________ JUDGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF _______________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ________________________________ Petitioner VS. Civil Action File No. ________ ________________________________ Respondent ________________________________ __________ County Juvenile Court File No. ____________ ORDER FOR LEGITIMATION Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-1-9.1 and the Orders of Special Assignment dated _____________________ and ____________________ and request for transfer by the Petitioner, the above-styled matter came before this Court and after consideration of the evidence presented and the pleadings, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 1. That the child ____________________________________________________________ born to Respondent, __________________________________________________ shall be declared the legitimate child of the Petitioner, _____________________________________________________ ; 2. That the aforementioned child's name shall be changed upon request of the Petitioner to _______________________________________________________________________ . 3. That the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Georgia Department of Human Resources and all other agencies are hereby ordered to change their records to show the child's legitimation by the Petitioner and the name change of the child; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4. That the child is capable of inheriting from the Petitioner in the same manner as if born in wedlock; and 5. That the Petitioner has all the obligations and rights to the child as the natural and legitimate father. SO ORDERED, this the ___ day of ______________ , 20 ___ . ____________________________________ Judge ____________ Judicial Circuit, Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-1-9.1(c) Presented by: ____________________________________