Rule 39.6 – Adoption Docket

May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Georgia

The original files shall suffice as the Adoption Docket. Each adoption shall be given a unique consecutive case number pursuant to Rule 36.9. The adoption index shall contain the names of the petitioners. All adoptions shall be recorded in a separate adoption minutes and final record which shall be properly indexed. All adoption records, including the index, shall be kept sealed and locked and shall be confidential unless otherwise ordered by the judge.

Ga. R. Sup. Ct. 39.6