Georgia's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Georgia

Statute: §§ 49-5-185; 49-5-186(a)-(b)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Law Enforcement

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Coroners

• Subject of Reports

• Public/Any Person

Persons without access to records

• Grand Juries

• Physicians

• Reporters of Abuse

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

Other Governor's office General Assembly Information about a child who was in Department custody at the time of death not confidential

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