BAKER v. BAKER

No. S03A0123.

582 S.E.2d 102 (2003)

276 Ga. 778

BAKER v. BAKER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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 couple's divorce action. Under the circumstances of this case, we determine the "best interest of the...

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