State StatuteS SerieS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Administration on Children, Youth and Families Children’s Bureau Child Welfare Information Gateway Children’s Bureau/ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024 703.385.7565 or 800.394.3366 Email: [email protected] www.childwelfare.gov Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption? Summary of State Laws In order for an adoption to take place, a person available to be adopted must be placed in the home of a person or persons eligible to adopt. All States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands have laws that specify which persons are eligible as adopting parents and which persons can be adopted. In addition, all States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories have laws that designate which persons or entities have the authority to make adoptive placements. Current Through February 2006 Electronic copies of this publication may be downloaded at www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/ laws_policies/statutes/parties.cfm To find statute information for a particular State, go to www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/ laws_policies/search/index.cfm To find information on all the States and territories, order a copy of the full-length PDF by calling 800.394.3366 or 703.385.7565, or download it at www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/ laws_policies/statutes/partiesall.pdf
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption? Summary of State Laws
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