Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-8-7. Adoption by Certain Relatives Related to Child by Blood or Marriage

History. Code 1981, § 19-8-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1572, § 5; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1640, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 252, § 6; Ga. L. 2003, p. 503, § 3; Ga. L. 2007, p. 342, §§ 5, 6/HB 497; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 19/SB 455; Ga. L. 2016, p. 304, § 12/SB 64; Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 1-1/HB 159.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, deleted “either a voluntary acknowledgment of legitimation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Code Section 19-7-22 or” following “who has executed” in subparagraph (e)(3)(D).
The 2018 amendment, effective September 1, 2018, rewrote this Code section.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2016, p. 304, § 18/SB 64, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall not be construed to affect a voluntary acknowledgment of legitimation that was valid under the former provisions of Code Section 19-7-21.1, nor any of the rights or responsibilities flowing therefrom, if it was executed on or before June 30, 2016.”
For application of this statute in 2020 and 2021, see Executive Orders 04.09.20.01, 06.30.21.02, 07.22.21.02, 08.19.21.02, and 09.20.21.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders.
Law reviews.
For case comment, “In re Baby Girl Eason: Balancing Three Competing Interests in Third Party Adoptions,” see 22 Ga. L. Rev. 1217 (1988).
For comment, “The Constitutional Rights of Unwed Fathers in Georgia: In re Baby Girl Eason,” see 5 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 591 (1989).
For article, “Who is Georgia’s Mother? Gestational Surrogacy: A Formulation for Georgia’s Legislature,” see 38 Ga. L. Rev. 395 (2003).

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