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Types of Adoptive Families

Many different types of families adopt children. This section contains information and resources about some of these families and ways to support them.

• Single parents
• Transracial/transcultural families
• Kinship/relative families
• Married families
• Military families
• Gay and lesbian families
• Families facing infertility

	Selected Resources Parties to an Adoption Child Welfare Information Gateway (2004) Who may adopt, be adopted, or place a child for adoption in each State.

Updated on June 24, 2008