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Citation: Ann. Code § 19-8-23Information may be accessed by:
Citation: Ann. Code § 19-8-16
A child-placing agency or any other independent agent appointed by the court shall have the duty to make a complete and thorough investigation and report.Contents of Report About the Adopted Person
Citation: Ann. Code § 19-8-17
The report and findings of the investigating agency shall include, among other things, the following:
The circumstances under which the child came to be placed for adoption
The physical and mental condition of the child, as far as this can be determined by the aid of a competent medical authority
Whether or not the adoption is in the best interests of the child
Nonidentifying information regarding the adopted person’s birth parents may be released to the adoptive parents. Such information may include:
The date and place of birth of the adopted person
The genetic, social, and health histories of the birth parents
Medical histories of the birth parents or relatives of the birth parents
The investigation shall be completed prior to the date set by the court for a hearing on the petition for adoption.
Citation: Ann. Code § 19-8-19
An adoption decree terminates all legal relationships between the adopted person and his or her birth relatives, including rights of inheritance.If a parent of a child dies without the relationship of parent and child having been previously terminated by court order or unrevoked surrender of parental rights to the child, the child’s right of inheritance from or through the deceased parent shall not be affected by the adoption.Adoptive Parents in Relation to Adopted Person
Citation: Ann. Code §§ 19-8-19; 53-1-8
A decree of adoption creates the relationship of parent and child between the adoptive parent(s) and the adopted person. The adopted person shall enjoy every right and privilege of a birth child of the adoptive parent, including the right to inherit under the laws of descent and distribution in the absence of a will, unless expressly excluded. The adopted person shall take by inheritance from relatives of the adoptive parent and also shall inherit as a ‘child’ of the adoptive parent under a class gift made by the will of a third person.The adoptive parent(s) and their relatives shall be entitled to inherit from and through the adopted individual under the laws of intestacy in the absence of a will, unless expressly excluded.
Citation: Ann. Code § 53-4-48
If the will was made prior to the adoption of a child by the testator and does not contain a provision in contemplation of such an event, the child shall receive the share of the estate he or she would have received had the testator died intestate.
Citation: Ann. Code § 19-8-22A decree establishing the relationship of parent and child by adoption, issued pursuant to due process of law by a court of any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States shall be recognized in this State; and the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the jurisdiction of this State shall be determined as though any such decree was issued by a court of this State.Readoption After an Intercountry Adoption
Citation: Ann. Code § 19-8-8
A child may be adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter based upon both of the following:
A decree that has been entered pursuant to due process of law by a court of competent jurisdiction outside the United States establishing the relationship of parent and child by adoption between each petitioner and a child born in the foreign country
The child having been granted a valid visa by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service*
[*As of March 1, 2003, the responsibility for providing immigration-related services was transferred from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The statutes do not yet reflect this change.] Application for a U.S. Birth Certificate
Citation: Ann. Code § 31-10-13(f)
If a person was born in a foreign country, is not a citizen of the United States, and does not meet the requirements of the Federal Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-395), but was adopted through a court in this State, the State Registrar shall prepare and register a birth certificate in this State. The certificate shall be established upon receipt of a report of adoption from the court decreeing the adoption and proof of the date and place of birth of the child. The certificate shall be labeled ‘Certificate of Foreign Birth’ and shall show the actual country of birth. A statement shall also be included on the certificate indicating that it is not evidence of U.S. citizenship for the person for whom it is issued.
If a person was born in a foreign country and was not a citizen of the United States at the time of birth but does meet the requirements of the Federal Child Citizenship Act of 2000, and he or she was adopted through a court in this State, the State Registrar shall prepare and register a birth certificate in this State. The certificate shall be established upon receipt of a report of adoption from the court decreeing the adoption and proof of the date and place of birth of the child. The certificate shall be labeled ‘Certificate of Foreign Birth’ and shall show the actual country of birth. After registration of the birth certificate in the new name of the adopted person, the State Registrar shall seal and file the report of adoption. The sealed file shall not be subject to inspection except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as provided by statute.