california Adoptions

Are you a California resident who's interested in adopting? You have many adoption options, and this is the perfect place to begin exploring them. Below, you'll find contact information and an overview of the programs offered by adoption agencies, adoption lawyers, adoption homestudy providers, and adoption doctors based in, or licensed to help families who want to adopt a child in or build their families, California. Click "More Information" by any listing to see more about the services the adoption agency, lawyer, doctor, or center offers, or to view the full list of California adoption professionals in any category.

Families adopting in California may choose from a variety of routes, each with its own ins and outs. What birthmother expenses may a family interested in a newborn domestic adoption pay? When can consent to adoption be granted? If a family is pursuing international adoption, is readoption necessary? How should a family begin the process of adopting a child from foster care? What kind of adoption subsidies are available to children adopted from the California foster system?

Click through to the California Adoption Laws and Policies page to find the practical and specific answers to these questions, and more.