Georgia Adoption Laws Page4

Adoption Laws in Georgia Page4

Adoption expenses regulation

Expenses allowed for birth parent : Statute: - § 19-8-13(c)

• Expenses needed while doing placement and adoption.
• Pregancy related medical expenses.
• Hospital costs for the child birth.

Expenses not allowed for birth parent

It is not addressed in statutes reviewed in Georgia.

Expenses allowed for adoption arrangement

It is not addressed in statutes reviewed in Georgia.

Expenses allowed for child relinquishment : Statute: - § 19-8-24

• It is not allowed by law for a person or the entity to indirectly or directly offer inducements to parent for relinquishing their child.

Fees allowed for charges by agency or department : Statute: Statute: - § 19-8-13(b)

• Fees has to paid to the clerk in the court for filing the adoption petition as per - § 15-6-77 and 77.1.

Expenses accounting as per court requirement : Statute : Statute: - § 19-8-13(c), (d)

• Each attorney has to file affidavit listing all legal fees.
• Each petitioner have to file along with a report of full accounting for all the disbursements made by him/her.