for families
Who Can Foster and Adopt
- Adoption Laws and Resources for LGBT Families
- Adoption Resources for Military Families
- Adoption and Foster Care Resources for Minority Families
- Global Adoption Resources
How to Adopt
- Common Myths About Adoption
- Deciding to Pursue Adoption
- Applying to Adopt
- Completing an Adoption Home Study
- Getting Approved to Adopt
- Being Matched with a Child
- Receiving an Adoptive Placement
- Legalizing an Adoption
- Being an Adoptive Parent
How to Foster
- Deciding to Pursue Fostering
- Applying to Foster
- Completing a Foster Home Study
- Getting Approved to Foster
- Receiving a Foster Placement
- Being a Foster Parent
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State Adoption and Foster Care Information
Post-Adoption Resources
Request to Be Contacted
Adoption Laws and Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Families
Most States do not have laws or formal policies prohibiting individuals’ eligibility to adopt or serve as foster parents based on sexual orientation. Instead, child welfare professionals and judges make placement decisions based on the best interest of the individual child. Child Welfare Information Gateway provides more information on this topic with answers to many other frequently asked questions from LGBT prospective foster and adoptive parents.
Resources
AdoptUSKids is working to help reduce barriers to adoption for LGBT families. This includes providing free assistance to LGBT families who are seeking to foster or adopt children from foster care, and developing free resources for child welfare agencies on best practices for working with LGBT families.
To talk with an LGBT adoption specialist, just call us toll-free at 888-200-4005 or email LGBTSupport@adoptuskids.org.
You can also take advantage of the resources below:
- U.S. map of LGBT adoption laws and policies: A resource from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- List of resources for LGBT families: Compiled by Child Welfare Information Gateway
- State adoption and foster care information: General guidelines on how to foster and adopt in different States
Contact us to find out more about how to adopt or how to foster.
