11. What is your State Web address for general adoption information?
Alabama’s Introduction to Adoption.
Alaska’s Adoption and Guardianship.
Arizona’s adoption information.
Arkansas' adoption information.
California’s adoption website.
Adoption in Colorado.
Connecticut's Foster and Adoptive Services.
Delaware’s general adoption website.
The District of Columbia's general adoption link: https://cfsa.dc.gov/service/become-foster-or-adoptive-parent.
Georgia’s adoption information.
Hawaii’s general adoptionwebsite.
Idaho’s general adoption link: http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Children/AdoptionFosterCareHome/Adoption/tabid/1911/Default.aspx.
See also the SNAPS (Special Needs Adoption and Permanency Services) website, link: http://http://www.adoptidaho.org/.
For additional information about foster care or adoption, call the Idaho CareLine at 1.800.926.2588 or go to http://idahocareline.org.
Illinois’s general adoption links: https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/lovinghomes/adoption/pages/default.aspx and https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/Pages/default.aspx
Indiana’s general adoption link: https://www.in.gov/dcs/2730.htm
Iowa’s general adoption links: https://dhs.iowa.gov/foster-care-and-adoption.
Kansas' general adoption link: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Pages/PPSservices.aspx.
Kentucky’s general adoption link.
Louisiana’s general adoption link:
http://www.dcfs.la.gov and click on Child Welfare.
Maine’s general adoption link:https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cw/adoption/guidetoadoption.htm
To meet Maine's waiting children link: https://www.adoptuskids.org/meet-the-children/search-for-children/state-photolists.
Maryland’s general adoption information link: http://dhr.maryland.gov/adoption/.
Massachusetts general adoption link: https://www.mass.gov/adopting-from-dcf.
Massachusetts Guide to Adoptions can be found at https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/07/xn/adoption-guide.pdf.
Michigan’s general adoption information.
Minnesota’s general adoption link: https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/services/adoption/
Mississippi’s general adoption link: https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/learn-more-about-adopting-a-child/.
Missouri’s general adoption link: https://dss.mo.gov/cd/adopt.htm
Montana’s general adoption link:
https://dphhs.mt.gov/cfsd/adoption/adoptioninmontana
E-mail address for adoption questions: askaboutadoption@mt.gov
Nebraska’s general adoption information.
Nevada's general adoption link: http://dcfs.nv.gov/Programs/CWS/Adoption/Guide/AdoptionInNV/.
New Hampshire’s general adoption link: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/adoption/adoptingdcyf.htm.
New Jersey's general adoption link.
New Mexico’s general adoption link: https://cyfd.org/.
New York State general adoption link: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt(Scroll down to see the content).
North Carolina’s general adoption information.
North Dakota’s general adoption link: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childfamily/adoption/
Oklahoma’s general adoption link: http://www.okdhs.org/services/adopt/Pages/default.aspx.
Oregon’s general adoption link: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania’s general adoption link: http://www.dhs.pa.gov/citizens/childwelfareservices/adoptioninpennsylvania/.
Rhode Island's general adoption information
Frequently Asked Questions on Adoption
See also Adoption Rhode Island (private, nonprofit organization).
South Carolina’s general adoption link: https://dss.sc.gov/adoption/.
See also South Carolina's Heart Gallery with a photolisting of waiting children, link: http://www.scheartgallery.org/.
South Dakota’s general adoption information.
Tennessee’s general adoption link.
Utah’s general adoption information and relevant links.
Vermont’s general adoption information.
Washington’s general adoption information.
West Virginia’s general adoption information.
Wisconsin’s general adoption link: https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/adoption.
Wyoming’s general adoption information.