This article was co-authored by Clinton M. Sandvick, JD, PhD. Clinton M. Sandvick worked as a civil litigator in California for over 7 years. He received his JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998 and his PhD in American History from the University of Oregon in 2013.
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In Georgia, you can choose to voluntarily relinquish your parental rights in only a limited set of circumstances. Essentially, you can only relinquish your rights if someone is willing to adopt the child. For example, if you are the custodial parent, then you might want to give your baby up for adoption. Also, non-custodial parents sometimes relinquish their parental rights because another person, usually a step-parent, is waiting in the wings to adopt the child. To effectively relinquish your rights, you need to sign an appropriate affidavit.