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US Adoption
Laws by State
Persons contemplating adoption must comply with
adoption laws. For the most part, adoption issues are subject to State laws
and regulations. State adoption laws are primarily comprised of laws from two
sources, State statutes and State case law. State statutes are provisions
enacted by State legislatures that regulate the subject matter of an issue.
State case law consists of rules of law that come from the written decisions
of judges who hear and decide litigation. Statutes and case law of a
particular jurisdiction are binding on future litigation within that
jurisdiction. Additionally, administrative regulations, which are enacted by
agencies that have the authority, within certain limits, to make rules that
have the force of statutes, also address legal issues in adoption.
State Adoption Statutes
- Citations and Contacts
ALABAMA
ALASKA
| Alaska Statutes (1999),
Sections 18.50.500; 18.50.510 and 25.23.005 to 25.23.240 |
| http://www.legis.state.ak.us |
Legislative Information
Office
(907) 465-4648 |
ARIZONA
| Arizona
Revised Statutes, Chapter 1, Article 1, Sections 8-101 to 8-135; 8-141
to 8-145; 8-161 to 8-166; 8-171 to 8-173 |
| http://www.azleg.state.az.us |
Chief Clerk of the House
(602) 542-3032 |
Contact: |
State Senate Resource Center
(602) 542-3350 |
ARKANSAS
| Arkansas Code
of 1987, Sections 9-9-101 to 9-9-103; 9-9-201 to 9-9-224; 9-9-301 to
9-9-303; 9-9-401 to 9-9-412; 9-9-501 to 9-9-508 |
| http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us |
Arkansas State
Library
Reference Desk
(501) 682-2053 |
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
| Colorado Revised Statutes
(1999), Sections 19-5-200.2 to 19-5-216; 19-5-301 to 19-5-306;
19-5-402 to 19-5-403 and 25-2-113.5 |
| http://www.state.co.us |
Office of Legislative Legal
Services
(303) 866-2045 |
CONNECTICUT
| General Statutes of
Connecticut (1998), Sections 45a-706 to 45a-770 |
| http://www.cga.state.ct.us |
Connecticut State Library
Law and Legislative Reference Unit
(860) 566-4544 |
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
| District of Columbia Code
(1999), Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters, Chapter
3, Sections 16-301 to 16-315 |
| http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us |
Legislative Services
Division
(202) 724-8050 |
FLORIDA
| Florida Statutes (1998),
Sections 63.012 to 63.301 |
| http://www.leg.state.fl.us |
State Law Library
Chapter Law Division
(850) 488-8427 |
GEORGIA
GUAM
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
| Kentucky Revised Statutes
(1998), Sections 199.470 to 199.590 |
| http://www.lrc.state.ky.us |
Legislative Research
Commission
(502) 564-8100 |
LOUISIANA
| Louisiana Revised
Statues, Sections 40:72 to 40:79; Ch.C. Title XII, art. 1167 to 1278 |
| http://www.legis.state.la.us |
House Docket Room
(225) 342-6458 |
MAINE
| Maine Revised
Statutes (1999), Title 18-A, Sections 9-101 to 9-108; 9-201 to 9-205;
9-301 to 9-315; 9-401 to 9-404; Title 22, Sections 2706-A; 2765; 4171
to 4176; 8201 to 8206 |
| http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ros/meconlaw.htm |
State Law
Library
Reference Desk
(207) 287-1600 |
Contact: |
Glenda Hamilton
Department of Health and Human Services
(207) 287-5036 |
MARYLAND
| Maryland Statutes (1999)
Family Law, Sections 5-301 to 5-330; 5-401 to 5-415; 5-4A-01 to
5-4A-08; 5-4B-01 to 5-4B-12; 5-4C-01 to 5-4C-07 |
| http://mlis.state.md.us |
Information Desk, Library
Division
(410) 946-5400 |
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
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