Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption - Pennsylvania
Date: January 2020
Who May Adopt
Citation: Cons. Stat. Tit. 23, § 2312
Any individual may become an adopting parent.
Who May Be Adopted
Citation: Cons. Stat. Tit. 23, § 2311
Any individual may be adopted, regardless of his or her age or residence.
Who May Place a Child for Adoption
Citation: Cons. Stat. Tit. 23, §§ 2501; 2502
The child's parent(s) may relinquish the child to a child-placing agency or directly to the adoptive parents.