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DAVIS v. LABREC

No. S00G1296.

549 S.E.2d 76 (2001)

274 Ga. 5

DAVIS, v. LaBREC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 25, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cobb & Gardner, M. Ayres Gardner, William J. Cobb, Fred L. Cavalli, Decatur, for appellant.

Kupferman & Golden, Lawrence D. Kupferman, Gregory D. Golden, Atlanta, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

We granted petitioner Jonathon Davis's petition for certiorari to determine whether the parental fitness or best interests of the child test applies to Davis's petition to legitimate his biological child. Because we hold that the standard to be applied under the circumstances of this case is the best interests of the child test, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Respondent Kevin LaBrec and Elizabeth Wolff had been involved...

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