Legal Opinion
Baker v. Baker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 2, 2003No. S03A0123Published
1Opinion of the Court
582 S.E.2d 102 (2003)
276 Ga. 778
BAKER
v.
BAKER.
No. S03A0123.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
June 2, 2003.
Reconsideration Denied July 11, 2003.
McArthur & McArthur, John J. McArthur, Athens, for appellant.
W. Roy Finch III, Athens, for appellee.
SEARS, Presiding Justice.
We granted appellant Matt Baker's discretionary application to determine whether the "best interest of the child" standard should apply where a biological mother has essentially sought to delegitimize her child and prevent the legal and presumptive father from asserting any of the rights associated with parenthood in conjunction with the…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Baker v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Davis v. LaBrecSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Mitchell v. WardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974