Foster Parent Manual for Georgia
(Separate Website)
This manual, developed by the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, is for individuals and families proving foster care to children in Georgia.
By: Division of Family and Children Services
Foster Care in Georgia Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
Foster care is a state program that provides temporary substitute homes for children whose families cannot provide a safe and nurturing environment for them. It is one of the many programs administered by the Georgia Department of Human Resources? Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). This document contains statistics and additional information about Georgia's foster care program.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources
Juvenile Court Glossary of Terms
(Separate Website)
This document contains a list of terms frequently used in juvenile court case and their definitions.
By: Cobb County Juvenile Court
Learn about Parents' Rights
(Separate Website)
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.
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Protecting Children: How to Report Abuse or Neglect
(Separate Website)
This document describes how to report suspected child abuse or neglect.
By: Georgia Department of Family and Children Services
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.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Adoption of Special Needs Children
General information about adopting special needs children.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?
(Separate Website)
Written for pregnant women who are considering placing their child for adoption, this fact sheet provides practical information about adoption alternatives. It describes the benefits of counseling and reviews the different types of confidential and open adoption arrangements. Tips for working with adoption agencies, independent attorneys, and adoptive parents are included. Special considerations for babies of color also are discussed.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Spanish / Espaņol
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).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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Spanish / Espaņol
About the Georgia Legal Services Kinship Care Adoption Project
The Georgia Legal Services Program Kinship Care Project provides critical legal help and outreach to low-income grandparents and other relative caregivers of children who need stable loving homes.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Other Formats:
RTF File
Adoption: Where Do I Start?
(Separate Website)
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. A list of additional resources is provided about general adoption, domestic adoption, foster care adoption, intercountry adoption, kinship adoption, and special circumstances adoption.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Adoption Assistance Information for Special Needs Children AND Form for Requesting Benefits 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.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
The Georgia Legal Servces Program Kinship Care Project
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.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
The GLSP Kinship Care Project: Helping Relatives Raise Children - Creating Stable Relationships
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.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
The Georgia Legal Servces Program Kinship Care Adoption Project Brochure 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.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry
(Separate Website)
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.
By: Families First and Department of Human Resources Office of Adoptions
(Separate Website)
