Georgia's General Adoption Statutes
Georgia
Agency or Person Gathering Information
or Preparing Report Statute: § 19-8-16
- • Department of Human Resources
- • Child placement agency
- • Any court-appointed agent
Contents of Report About Person to be
Adopted Statute: § 19-8-17
- • Physical and mental condition
- • General family background
- • Circumstances under which child came to be
placed for adoption
Contents of Report About Birth Parents
Statute: § 19-8-23 Genetic, social, and
health history
Contents of Report About Adoptive
Parents Statute: §§ 19-8-16; 19-8-17
- • Financial, physical, and mental capability
- • Criminal background check
- • Suitability of the home
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