From Carrie Craft,
Your Guide to Adoption / Foster Care.
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• Alabama Adoption Code
  Adoption Code of Alabama 1975, Title 26, Chapter 10, Sections 26-10A-1 to 26-10A-38.

• Alaska Adoption Code
  Alaska Statutes (1999), 25.23.005 to 25.23.240. For information on biological parents see Sections 18.50.500; 18.50.510.

• Arizona Adoption Code
  Arizona Revised Statutes, Chapter 1, Article 1, Sections 8-101 to 8-135; 8-141 to 8-145; 8-161 to 8-166; 8-171 to 8-173.

• Arkansas Adoption Code
  Go to Arkansas Code then on to Family Law Title 9, Subtitle 2, Sections 9-9-101 to 9-9-103; 9-9-201 to 9-9-224; 9-9-301 to 9-9-303; 9-9-401 to 9-9-412; 9-9-501 to 9-9-508. Make sure to be in HTML and not JAVA to be able to read the code.

• California Adoption Code
  California General Laws, Family Law Code, Sections 8500 to 8548. More adoption code is found here: 8600 to 9206; 9300 to 9340.

• Colorado Adoption Code
  Go to Colorado Revised Statutes then on to Title 19, Children's Code, Article 5 Sections 19-5-200.2 to 19-5-216; 19-5-301 to 19-5-306; 19-5-402 to 19-5-403 and 25-2-113.5.

• Connecticut Adoption Code
  General Statutes of Connecticut (1998), Sections 45a-706 to 45a-770

• Delaware Adoption Code
  Delaware Code, Title 13, Sections 901 to 932. See 961 to 965 for information on non-identifying information needed in adoption searches.

• District of Columbia Adoption Code
  District of Columbia Code (1999), Division II, Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters, Chapter 3, Sections 16-301 to 16-315.

• Florida Adoption Code
  Florida Statutes (1998), Title VI, Chapter 63, Sections 63.012 to 63.301.

• Georgia Adoption Code
  Georgia code, Sections 19-8-1 to 19-8-26.

• Hawaii Adoption Code
  Hawaii Revised Statutes, Sections 578-1 to 578-17. Use the "next" button at the bottom of the page to browse through each section.

• Idaho Adoption Code
  Idaho Statutes, Sections 16-1501 to 16-1515.

• Illinois Adoption Code
  Illinois Compiled Statutes (1998), 750, 50/0.01 to 750, 50/24.
• Indiana Adoption Code
  Indiana Code (1998), Sections 31-19-1-1 to 31-19-29-6.

• Iowa Adoption Code
  Iowa Code (1998), Sections 600.1 to 600.25.

• Kansas Adoption Code
  Kansas Statutes (1998), Chapter 59 in scroll down box, Article 21, Sections 59-2111 to 59-2144.

Kentucky Adoption Code
Kentucky Revised Statutes (1998), Sections 199.470 to 199.590.

• Louisiana Adoption Code
  Louisiana Revised Statues, Sections 40:72 to 40:79; Ch.C. Title XII, art. 1167 to 1278. Use the "next" link to move throughout the articles dealing with adoption.

• Maine Adoption Code
  Maine Revised Statutes (1999), Title 18-A, Sections 9-101 to 9-108; 9-201 to 9-205; 9-301 to 9-315; 9-401 to 9-404; Title 22, Sections 2706-A; 2765; 4171 to 4176; 8201 to 8206

• Maryland Adoption Code
  Maryland Statutes (1999) Family Law, Sections 5-301 to 5-330; 5-401 to 5-415; 5-4A-01 to 5-4A-08; 5-4B-01 to 5-4B-12; 5-4C-01 to 5-4C-07. Use the "next" link to move to other articles within the code.

• Massachusetts Adoption Code
  Massachusetts General Laws (1998), Chapter 210, Sections 1 to 11A.

• Michigan Adoption Code
  Use the Michigan Compiled Laws search box to enter the articles you want to read. Adoption law is covered in Act 203 of 1994 Sections 722.951-722.960.

• Minnesota Adoption Code[/br] Minnesota Statutes (1999), Sections 259.20 to 259.89.

• Mississippi Adoption Code
  Mississippi Code of 1972 (1999), Sections 93-17-1 to 93-17-22.

• Missouri Adoption Code
  Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 453, Sections 453.005 to 453.503.

• Montana Adoption Code
  Montana Code Annotated 1999, Sections 42-1-101 to 42-8-108; 42-10-101 to 42-10-128.

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