A Georgia father has been granted sole legal and physical custody of his infant son following an emergency legitimation case after the child’s mother was declared brain dead and later died. Attorneys say the father risked losing custody without a court order despite confirmed DNA results. The ruling highlights gaps in Georgia custody law and raises questions about how similar cases are handled. Subscribe to FOX 5 Atlanta: https://bit.ly/3vpFpcm Watch FOX 5 Atlanta Live: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/live FOX 5 Atlanta delivers breaking news, live events, investigations, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from metro Atlanta, north Georgia and across the nation. Watch more from FOX 5 Atlanta on YouTube: FOX 5 News: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgtVJuOxfqkmrF1fONNmi8nKI0Z-FPE- FOX 5 Atlanta I-Team: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgtVJuOxfqlb_I16wBwizoAoUsfKEeWB Good Day Atlanta: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgtVJuOxfqlKT5xsbsPFgr5EBzdsWTvG FOX 5 Extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgtVJuOxfqli-5MS_2X-i6bNGWvV0RYP You Decide: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgtVJuOxfqnCKb7UkRde2NXuaoPEAXut Download the FOX 5 Atlanta app: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/app Download the FOX 5 Storm Team app: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/storm Follow FOX 5 Atlanta on Facebook: https://facebook.com/fox5atlanta Follow FOX 5 Atlanta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOX5Atlanta Follow FOX 5 Atlanta on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox5atlanta/ Subscribe to the Morning Brief and other newsletters from FOX 5 Atlanta: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/email