Q: Wanting my son to come live with me. He is almost 14 and we have never established official custody
His mother and I never married but my son has always lived with her. His mother doesn't want him to live with me. Since there is no custody can i keep him and enroll him in school since that is what my son wants or do I have to file for custody ? Not sure what i or should do
A: You will need to legitimate him and file for custody. Even though you may be the birth father, in Georgia, you need to legitimate the child before you obtain custody.
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