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2018 Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 8 - Adoption
Article 1 - General Provisions (Effective September 1, 2018)
§ 19-8-28. (Effective September 1, 2018) Adoption of an orphan
Universal Citation: GA Code § 19-8-28 (2018)
When a child is an orphan, the petitioner shall not be required to have a guardian appointed for such child in order for a guardian to execute a surrender of rights. Such child shall be adoptable without a surrender of rights.
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