Prince v. Black

Smith, Justice.

We granted certiorari from the Court of Appeals in Black v. Prince, 176 Ga. App. 465 (336 SE2d 318) (1985), and we reverse.

The appellant, Reginald Prince (also known as Reginald Lumpkin) was conceived and born at a time his mother, Josephine, was cohabiting with Lorenzo Prince. Although Josephine was still legally married to Willie Lumpkin she had been separated from him for some time before she began cohabiting with Lorenzo. Lorenzo took Josephine to the hospital to have their child, visited her and his son while in the hospital, named the child Reginald Dwight, and paid all…