Online Adoption Resources – Legal
Listed here, for your reference, are a few sites that have legal resources. They are not referrals to lawyers, and, as with anything, you need to use your best judgment when using resources such as these:
Adoption Law Site: A searchable database with statues, summaries, and state codes, in addition to other resources
Adoption.com: Our sister site has a section devoted to laws by state
About.com: Another site with laws grouped by state
Child Welfare Information Gateway: (Formerly the National Adoption InformationnClearinghouse)
Child Welfare League of America: Clearinghouse for policy and social work issues (adoption is a sub-category)
The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy: They have two free weekly newsletters with important adoption legal rulings
US Citizenship and Immigration Services: Helpful for families pursuing international adoption.