A new law that went in place on July 1st in Georgia, updates and reforms Georgia’s adoption laws, streamlining the process while ensuring children and families are safe.

House Bill 154 lowers the age requirement for adoption to twenty-one, expanding the pool of adoptive parents available in our state. The new law also creates a criminal punishment and the right to file a lawsuit against those who participate in adoption scams targeting Georgians seeking to adopt a child.

This new law will continue the state’s commitment to being an adoption-friendly state by proposing necessary changes to state adoption laws that will ease the burden of adoption on adoptive parents.