Georgia Adoption Laws, Page 8

Use of Advertising and Facilitators in Adoptive Placements

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.

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)