Palmer v. Bertrand

Carley, Justice.

Susan Bertrand brought this action to establish that Thomas Palmer is the father of her child and to obtain an award of child support. Palmer moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the statutory scheme for paternity actions set forth in OCGA § 19-7-43 et seq. is unconstitutional. The case proceeded to trial and the jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Bertrand. The trial court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict, and Palmer filed a motion for new trial asserting, in part, that the trial court erred in denying the motion to dismiss on constitutional grounds.…