GA 19-7-45 - GA 19-7-45

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Not applicable to probate court proceedings involving descent and distribution. - In a proceeding for year's support by the purported widow of a decedent on behalf of herself and her child, the widow incorrectly relied on O.C.G.A. § 19-7-45 to challenge the validity of a genetic test establishing the paternity of her child as that statute was not applicable to probate court proceedings involving estate descent and distribution issues. Crowther v. Estate of Crowther, 258 Ga. App. 498 , 574 S.E.2d 607 (2002). Requiring submission to blood test. - Requiring individual to submit to a blood test for purpose of proving or disproving paternity, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-45 , does not compel him to be a witness against himself within the meaning of U.S. Const., amend. 5, nor w...