Adoption

Know Your Rights

• Adopting a Child (Answers to Common Questions)

  This document contains answers to questions many people have about adopting a child who is 17 years old or younger. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Adoption of Special Needs Children

  General information about adopting special needs children. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Adoption: Where Do I Start?

  This fact sheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building a family through adoption. It attempts to provide an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and a guide to resources at each step. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Adoption Assistance Information for Special Needs Children AND Form for Requesting Benefits PDF

  This flyer provides information for relatives adopting children with special needs. There is also a form used to apply for these benefits. Talk to a lawyer about any adoption. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Learn about Parents' Rights

  This presentation was developed as part of the Law and Government Education Project in the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. In partnership with the Law School and the Center for Teaching and Learning at UGA and the Law School at Mercer University, the Institute develops resources on basic areas of Georgia and federal law. These resources are then distributed across the state in a variety of ways including the State Bar of Georgia?s Pro Bono Project website. We hope you will find this presentation to be useful and informative. Please be advised, however, that this presentation is designed to provide general information only and does not substitute for legal advice. At the conclusion of the presentation you will find a list of organizations which may be able to provide assistance to those who have legal issues relevant to the topic of this presentation. We encourage viewers to contact these organizations for help. Also, please consult the Pro Bono Project website for a list of other presentations available for viewing. Content Detail

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  Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

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  Spanish / Español

• The GLSP Kinship Care Project: Helping Relatives Raise Children - Creating Stable Relationships doc

  The proper legal relationship between the relative caregiver and the child is important. Before filing any court action, the relative should find out how a relationship will affect public benefits. The information in this brochure does not discuss how legal relationships affect public benefits. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?

  This fact sheet provides practical information about adoption options for pregnant women. It describes the benefits of counseling and reviews the different types of confidential and open adoption arrangements. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Benefits for Kinship Care Families

  Adoption Assistance is available to some kinship care families who are adopting their minor relatives. Click to see more information about program benefits. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry

  Georgia's Adoption Reunion Registry was created as a result of a state law effective on July 1, 1990. The purpose of the Registry is to offer services to birth parents, adopted persons, adoptive parents and siblings who are affected by adoptions finalized in Georgia. The Reunion Registry can provide: (1) Services to adopted persons whose adoption was finalized in the state of Georgia. (2) Services to birth parents whose children were placed for adoption in Georgia. (3) Services to siblings separated by adoption in Georgia. (4) Services to adoptive parents of children under 21 whose adoption was finalized in the state of Georgia. The services include registration, searches for siblings, parents and children (for a fee), and support groups, among other things. Content Detail

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  Families First and Department of Human Resources Office of Adoptions

• $50 Supplement and Emergency Cash Grant for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren doc

  The DFCS will provide assistance for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. This document explains what this assistance is and how to get it. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• The Georgia Legal Servces Program Kinship Care Adoption Project Brochure PDF

  The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) Kinship Care Project provides civil legal services to low-income families in forty-two (42) counties. The GLSP Kinship Care Project focuses on stabilizing the legal relationships between the relative and the dependent child and fostering the economic stability for this newly formed family. GLSP utilizes a holistic approach to address the legal and the economic needs of relative caregivers. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Kinship Care: Legal Relationships and Public Benefits Guide PDF

  Information for relative caregivers adopting children including definitions of benefits and adoption Content Detail

  By:

  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Relative Adoption Benefits Can Affect Your Eligibility for Other Benefits Programs PDF

  Adoption can change healthcare coverage or other benefits programs. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Relative Adoption: Issues about Access to Education

  A school must allow the child to go to school for 30 days while waiting for proof of age, residence, or other requirements. The school may give more time for special reasons. The family?and not the school?should make the decision about the type of relationship that helps the family. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• When Children Are Adopted

  This document describes the basic rights related to adoption, excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004). Read More

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  Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

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  Spanish / Español