Adoption law explained

Adoption law is the generic area of legal theory, policy making, legal practice and legal studies relating to law on adoption.

National adoption laws

National, or domestic, adoption laws deal with issues such as step-parent adoption, adoption by cohabitees, adoption by single parents and LGBT adoption.^[1] Adoption laws in some countries may be affected by religious considerations such as adoption in Islam.

Specific laws

Laws vary widely from country to country and in the likes of United States, from state to state.

Intercountry adoption laws

See main article: International adoption. Intercountry adoption laws vary widely.^[2]

Notes and References

1. J. H. M. van Erp, Lars Peter Wunibald van Vliet Netherlands Reports to the Seventeenth International ... 2006 - Page 100 "... legal rules applying to adoption (step-parent adoption, adoption by cohabitees, adoption by single parents and same-sex parents) as well as with regard to the nature of adoption (intercountry adoption versus national adoption).... "
2. Cynthia R. Mabry, Lisa Kelly Adoption Law: Theory, Policy and Practice -- 2006 - Page 459 "Some prospective adoptive parents choose certain countries because the country's adoption laws are more favorable to foreign adopters. Other prospective parents choose a particular country because more infants are available immediately."