{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-8-28","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-8-28","heading":"Adoption of an orphan.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8 Adoption","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"3cec3479b9d402eebbf3aef3850f1f283c592360c0ded2640551524b7056e17d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-8-27","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-8-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}