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PETERSON v. MOFFITT

40820.

253 Ga. 253 (1984)

319 S.E.2d 449

PETERSON v. MOFFITT et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purvis, W. E. Lockette, Gregory W. Valpey-Toussignant, for appellant.

Hobart M. Hind, District Attorney, Columbus B. Burns III, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Mary Foil Russell, for appellees.

BELL, Justice.

On January 1, 1983, Leslie Anne Moffitt, while unmarried, gave birth to Michael Jerrod Moffitt. The mother sought public assistance for her child, and to comply with a requirement established by the Department of Human Resources (the Department), she named the appellant, Ernest Eric Peterson, as the child's father. See OCGA § 19-11-13; § 19-11-24; 42 USC § 654 (4). Subsequently, the Department filed a civil paternity action pursuant to...

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