Gary B. Redding. Acting Commissioner
Georgia Department of Human Resources Two Peachtree Street NW Suite 29-250 404-651-6314 FAX 404-651-8669

January 25, 2001

Carnell A. Smith
Decatur, Georgia 30034-1853
Sent by Fax and U.S. Mail

Re: Open Records Request


Dear Mr. Smith:

This letter will confirm our telephone conversation, today. As we discussed, the records referred to in Number one (1) of your request, are available through Vital Records. A copy of your request has been sent to that office.

Reference number two (2), the number of paternity tests performed in 1998, 1999, and 2000, should be available for your review by the close of business on Monday, January 29, 2001.Since you have requested that the materials be mailed to you we will do so next week.

Finally, your request for the numbers of excluded fathers who have previously acknowledged paternity is unavailable. Unfortunately, we do not keep those statistics.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at 404-463-6585, if you have any further questions.


Sincerely,


Nina J. Edidin
Legal Services Officer
Office of Child Support Enforcement

cc: Debra L. Elovich
Marion W. Cornett, Jr.







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