Resources

Statutes, codes, and rulings, legal considerations, information to help locate legal professionals, and advocacy information for issues affecting our adoptive, foster, and step families.

Adoption Laws
Adopting and placing parents need to know about state and federal laws governing adoption. Find information about consent to adopt, advertising law, and other laws that differ from state to state, as well as laws that affect all U.S. adoptions.

Access to Adoption Records
Adoption law is state law, and this includes laws covering the release of identifying and non-identifying information, and access to original birth certificates.

Adoption Law Site
Statutes, cases, articles, and legal discussions are freely accessible online through the Adoption LawSite, a project of the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH.

Contact Your Congresspersons
Current email, fax, phone and district contact info for all members of congress, both houses. That's what they're there for!