Ruling that Petitioner is born-out-of-wedlock daughter of decedent and therefore his heir with right to inherit from his estate, AFFIRMED;  DNA testing, which established 99.65% probability that decedent’s biological son and petitioner were half-siblings constituted parentage-determination genetic testing under OCGA 53-2-3,  since test results, along with undisputed fact that petitioner and son did not have same biological mother and that decedent was son’s biological father, demand conclusion that same probability existed that decedent was petitioner’s father; contention that parentage-determination genetic testing under OCGA 53-2-3 is limited to direct comparison of DNA samples taken from born-out-of-wedlock child and deceased putative father rejected.

In re Estate of Warren, A09A1297 (10/08/09)

From:  Fulton County Daily Report (10/30/09)