Adoption

• Agencies / Organizations
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • WI Dept. of Children & Families
• Adoption (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Brief commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions
• Adoption (Nolo.com)
• Adoption Records
  • Adoption Records Search Program (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
  • Obtaining Birth and/or Adoption Records (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• Inter-Country Adoptions (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
  FAQs and country-specific adoption information.
• Forms
  • WI Juvenile Court / Adoption Forms (WI Court System)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 48.40 - 48.975 "Termination of Parental Rights" through "Adoption of Minors; Guardianship"
• WI Statutes: s. 48.432 - 48.433 Access to Medical & Identifying Information About Parents
• WI Statutes: ch. 882 "Adoption of Adults"
• WI Admin. Code: DCF 42 "State Adoption Information Center"
• WI Admin. Code: DCF 50 "Facilitating the Adoption of Children with Special Needs"
• WI Admin. Code: DCF 51 "Adoption of Children with Special Needs"
• WI Admin. Code: DCF 53 "Adoption Information Search and Disclosure"
• U.S. Code: 42 USC 14901 - 14954 "Intercountry Adoptions"

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Guides

  • Adoption (Waukesha Co Clerk of Courts)
    Information and forms on adoption, adult adoption and foreign adoption.
  • Information on Filing a Petition for Adoption (Register in Probate)
  • Stepparent Adoption (Register in Probate)

Last Updated: March 23, 2010 | Up to Top