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O.C.G.A. § 19-8-1 Definitions
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For purposes of this article, the term: (1) “Alaskan native” means a member of the Alaska Native Regional Corporations formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). (2) “Biological father” means a male who impregnated the biological mother resulting in the…
O.C.G.A. § 19-8-10 When surrender or termination of parental rights of living parent not required; service on parents in such cases; involuntary termination of rights
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(a) Surrender or termination of rights of a living parent pursuant to Code Section 19-8-4, 19-8-5, 19-8-6, or 19-8-7 shall not be required as a prerequisite to the granting of a petition for adoption of a child of such living parent pursuant to Code Section 19-8-13 when the court…
O.C.G.A. § 19-8-11 Petitioning superior court to terminate rights of one parent or guardian of child; service of process
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(a)(1) In those cases when the department, a child-placing agency, or an out-of-state licensed agency has obtained the voluntary written surrender of all parental rights from one of the parents or the guardian of a child or has obtained an order from a court of competent jurisdic…
O.C.G.A. § 19-8-12 Notice to biological father; procedure when identity or location of father not known; effect of order terminating biological father’s rights; legitimation of child by father; rights of mother
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(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The state has a compelling interest in promptly providing stable and permanent homes for adoptive children, and in preventing the disruption of adoptive placements; (2) Adoptive children have a right to permanence and stability in adoptive …