Georgia Adoption Laws, Page 8
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Use of Advertising and Facilitators in Adoptive Placements
Use of Advertisement
Statute: § 19-8-24(a)- It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, hospital, or association that has not been established as a child-placing agency by the department to advertise, whether in a periodical, by television, by radio, or by any other public medium or by any private means, that the person, organization, hospital, or association will adopt children or will arrange for children to be placed for adoption.
- Individuals seeking to adopt a child or to place their child for adoption may communicate by private means, which include only written letters or oral statements.
Use of Intermediaries/Facilitators
Statute: § 19-8-24(a)(2)- It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, corporation, hospital, or association of any kind, which has not been established as a child-placing agency by the department to directly or indirectly hold out inducements, including any financial assistance except medical expenses, to parents to part with their children.
Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)
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