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CAUTIONS ABOUT ADOPTION

Before you adopt, make sure you know what you need to for a safe, ethical process.

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH AN ACCREDITED AGENCY?

The state adopiton laws in Georgia require that anyone participating in child placing activities be either a licensed agency or attorney.  This garanteess that any professional assisting with adopiton has state oversight to ensure ethical practices.  When it comes to forming families through legal adoption, nothing is more important than ensuring the emotional, financial, and legal security of everyone involved in the adoption process.  Please click the "Search Members" button on our homepage to search for Georgia licensed agencies and attorneys that are members of GALAA and support advocacy for ethical, high quality, adoption services.

ADVERTISING IN GEORGIA

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Because state law prohibits anyone unlicensed in the state of Georgia to participate in child placing activities, it is likewise unlawful to advertise without a license number.  Any ads for adoption services seen in the state of Georgia should contain a Georgia license number.  If an ad does not contain a license number, it is unlawful and should be reported and removed.  Reports can be made to: 

Georgia's office of Residential Childcare Licensing:
Please e-mail a copy or link of the illegal ad to:  rccreports@dhs.ga.gov

Google:  If an ad running on Google is illegal, it violates the terms of service and should be reported.  Please click here for detailed instructions on Google reporting.

 

ABOUT GALAA

 

The Georgia Association of Licensed Adoption Agencies promotes ethical adoption practices, provides a forum for the education of its members and advocates for the best adoption policies in Georgia. We are a resource in the community to advance awareness and understanding of adoption. This includes advocacy for quality services, policies and adoption laws and practices at the state, local and federal levels.

GALAA would like to thank our sponsors for the 2025 Annual Conference. With the help of our sponsors GALAA was able to provide valuable training to assist those serving in the field with education and experiential activities to further the mission of providing ethical adoption services in the state of Georgia.  Please click below for more information about these organizations.

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