Adoptions
Types of adoption proceedings in Georgia.
Can You Adopt an Adult in Georgia?
Georgia lets one adult adopt another on the adopted adult's written consent alone, and the decree makes that adult a legal stranger to the former family.
Read MoreRelative Adoption in Georgia
Georgia's relative adoption statute reaches a short, closed list of family members, and everyone else adopts as a third party.
Read MoreStepparent Adoption in Georgia
Marrying a child's parent creates no legal relationship with the child in Georgia, and stepparent adoption is the only way to create one.
Read MoreThird Party Adoption in Georgia
A Georgia third party adoption depends on a surrender that runs to that particular person, and a home study normally has to come before placement.
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