Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Re: Parernity Civil Suit

As the father of an illegitimate child he has no access rights to the child, only a duty to support. If he is interested in being a part of the childs life he should file a claim to legitimate the child so that he does have access/visitation rights. A paternity test is a good idea, since once the court says he is the father, he is the legal father. He needs to dispute paternity now if there is any doubt at all. If he has been personally served with a paternity suit and there were interrogatories and a notice to produce then he has to comply with those requests in accordance with the state law. He should just do the best he can to comply. But, he first needs to seek an attorney and get legal advice so that he knows his legal rights in regard to what he has to answer and in regards to his rights regarding child support, visitation,etc.. He has 30 days from the date of service to file an answer to the complaint. Once this all goes down it will be more difficult than ever to get anything changed once the courts have rendered their verdict. He should seek legal advice now, not later when he is saddled with excessive child support obligations or denied visitation.