Adoption in the United States is governed by Federal, State and local adoption laws and regulations. We have compiled webpages for each States Adoption Laws. Click on your state to see the adoption laws that apply to your state.
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Each of the United States keeps and maintains their own adoption laws. Each link on this page leads to a website for each state listing the current adoption laws. Every effort is made to keep these pages up to date, but you should always check with an adoption attorney in your state before relying exclusively on this information.
Adoption Professionals and Attorneys, please let us know if the adoption law information on these pages needs to be changed or updated.
- Alaska Adoption laws for the State of Alaska
- Alabama Adoption laws for the State of Alabama
- Arizona Adoption laws for the State of Arizona
- Arkansas Adoption laws for the State of Arkansas
- California Adoption laws for the State of California
- Colorado Adoption laws for the State of Colorado
- Connecticut Adoption laws for the State of Connecticut
- Delaware Adoption laws for the State of Delaware
- District of Columbia Adoption laws for the District of Columbia
- Florida Adoption laws for the State of Florida
- Georgia Adoption laws for the State of Georgia
- Hawaii Adoption laws for the State of Hawaii
- Idaho Adoption laws for the State of Idaho
- Illinois Adoption laws for the State of Illinois
- Indiana Adoption laws for the State of Indiana
- Iowa Adoption laws for the State of Iowa
- Kansas Adoption laws for the State of Kansas
- Kentucky Adoption laws for the State of Kentucky
- Louisiana Adoption laws for the State of Louisiana
- Maine Adoption laws for the State of Maine
- Maryland Adoption laws for the State of Maryland
- Massachusetts Adoption laws for the State of Massachusetts
- Michigan Adoption laws for the State of Michigan
- Minnesota Adoption laws for the State of Minnesota
- Mississippi Adoption laws for the State of Mississippi
- Missouri Adoption laws for the State of Missouri
- Montana Adoption laws for the State of Montana
- Nebraska Adoption laws for the State of Nebraska
- Nevada Adoption laws for the State of Nevada
- New Hampshire Adoption laws for the State of New Hampshire
- New Jersey Adoption laws for the State of New Jersey
- New Mexico Adoption laws for the State of New Mexico
- New York Adoption laws for the State of New York
- North Carolina Adoption laws for the State of North Carolina
- North Dakota Adoption laws for the State of North Dakota
- Ohio Adoption laws for the State of Ohio
- Oklahoma Adoption laws for the State of Oklahoma
- Oregon Adoption laws for the State of Oregon
- Pennsylvania Adoption laws for the State of Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island Adoption laws for the State of Rhode Island
- South Carolina Adoption laws for the State of South Carolina
- South Dakota Adoption laws for the State of South Dakota
- Tennessee Adoption laws for the State of Tennessee
- Texas Adoption laws for the State of Texas
- Utah Adoption laws for the State of Utah
- Vermont Adoption laws for the State of Vermont
- Virginia Adoption laws for the State of Virginia
- Washington Adoption laws for the State of Washington
- West Virginia Adoption laws for the State of West Virginia
- Wisconsin Adoption laws for the State of Wisconsin
- Wyoming Adoption laws for the State of Wyoming
