Georgia Code, Title 19, Chapter 8, Article 2 - Option of Adoption

• § 19-8-40 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Embryo" or "human embryo" means an individual fertilized ovum of the human species from the single-cell...
• § 19-8-41 - Release of Responsibility by Legal Embryo Custodian; Procedures; Presumption of Parentage
  (a) A legal embryo custodian may relinquish all rights and responsibilities for an embryo to a recipient intended parent prior to embryo transfer. A...
• § 19-8-42 - Petition for Expedited Order of Adoption or Parentage; Notice; Waiver of Technical Requirements
  (a) Prior to the birth of a child or following the birth of a child, a recipient intended parent may petition the superior court...
• § 19-8-43 - Finality of Orders of Adoption or Parentage
  Upon a filing of a petition for adoption or parentage and the court finding that such petition meets the criteria required by this article,...

Last modified: October 14, 2016