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Adoption Agency Certifications

Anyone looking into adoption should only work with a qualified licensed adoption agency. This ensures the adoption's safety and provides you with a method to check the agency's status. Below is a list of states where American Adoptions holds a certification or license to provide adoption services. We encourage you to contact our licensing authorities (or the licensing authorities of other agencies you may be considering) to confirm that the agency licenses are in good standing.

I don't see my state listed here. Can American Adoptions still work with me?

Yes. American Adoptions is a national adoption agency that works with pregnant women considering adoption and families looking to adopt across the U.S. While we help place children nationwide, we are also licensed in the states listed below to provide additional adoption services, including home studies for adoptive families.

Adoption Agency Licenses/Certifications

To view a copy of our current license, click on each of the links below.

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Adoption Home Study

Adoption Home Study Process

Learn what a home study is and why you need one to adopt a child.

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Home Study Questions and Answers

While adoption home studies vary slightly from agency to agency and state to state, there are several key elements that are almost always included in every home study.

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Home Studies: State by State

Find a qualified professional in your state to complete your home study.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do we need to retain our own attorney?

No, American Adoptions has established relationships with some of the best adoption attorneys in the nation. Because adoption laws vary from state to state and between counties, it is important to utilize the services of an adoption attorney who specializes in the state where the adoption will finalize, which is unknown until you match with an expectant mother. You have the right to retain your own attorney, but doing so may be an additional, unnecessary expense.

Can we choose the gender of our baby?

American Adoptions does not allow gender specificity in adoption. Any family who wishes to be gender-specific in their adoption should contact us at 1-800-ADOPTION and ask about the possibility of an exception waiver before taking any other steps toward adoption with our agency. Any families who do receive an exception to be gender-specific may also incur an additional fee, which helps cover the additional advertising costs of such a request.

Please note that gender specificity will likely increase your wait time significantly.

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