Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-8-19. Effect of Decree of Adoption

History. Code 1981, § 19-8-19 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1572, § 5; Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 1-1/HB 159.
The 2018 amendment, effective September 1, 2018, in paragraph (a)(1), substituted “shall terminate” for “terminates” near the middle, inserted “or her” three times, and substituted “thereafter shall be” for “thereafter is” in the middle; in paragraph (a)(2), substituted “adoption shall create” for “adoption creates” near the beginning of the first sentence, in the second sentence, deleted “the provisions of” following “take under” in the middle, and deleted the quote marks from “child” near the end; and, in subsection (b), deleted “the provisions of” preceding “subsection (a)” near the beginning, and deleted “or unrevoked surrender of parental rights to the child” following “court order” near the end.
Law reviews.
For comment on Thornton v. Anderson, 207 Ga. 714 , 64 S.E.2d 186 (1950), holding adoption of child serves as natural birth to revoke will, see 14 Ga. B.J. 86 (1951).
For comment on Thornton v. Anderson, 207 Ga. 714 , 64 S.E.2d 186 (1951), see 3 Mercer L. Rev. 223 (1951).
For note discussing rights of inheritance after adoption in Georgia, see 24 Ga. B.J. 139 (1961).
For article discussing problems in construction of instrument conveying gift to a group or class, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 169 (1969).
For note advocating consistency of inheritance and wrongful death rights with adopted child’s new legal status, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 1003 (1972).
For article discussing inheritance by and from adopted child, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 447 (1976).
For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia’s will, trusts, and estate laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 281 (1979).
For comment on “Grandparents’ Visitation Rights in Georgia,” see 29 Emory L.J. 1083 (1980).
For survey article on wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1982).
For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (1986).
For note, “Surrogate Mother Agreements in Georgia: Conflict and Accord with Statutory and Case Law,” see 4 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (1988).
For note, “In re Baby Girl Eason: Expanding the Constitutional Rights of Unwed Fathers,” see 39 Mercer L. Rev. 997 (1988).
For comment on equitable adoption, equitable legitimation, and inheritance in extralegal family arrangements, see 48 Emory L.J. 943 (1999).
For annual survey article discussing wills, trusts and administration of estates, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 487 (1999).
For note, “Status or Contract? A Comparative Analysis of Inheritance Rights under Equitable Adoption and Domestic Partnership Doctrines,” 39 Ga. L. Rev. 675 (2005).
For annual survey on domestic relations law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 121 (2012).