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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-8-28. Adoption of an orphan.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-8-28. Adoption of an orphan.

When a child is an orphan, the petitioner shall not be required to have a guardian appointed for such child in order for a guardian to execute a surrender of rights. Such child shall be adoptable without a surrender of rights.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-8-28, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 1-1/HB 159.