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California Adoption Resource

California Department of Social Services—Family and Children — is a comprehensive government website, offering a variety of resources about the process of adopting in California. The site includes:

  • FAQs about the process of adoption
  • FAQs for adoptees wanting information on their birth families
  • Pictures of waiting children
  • Lists of licensed adoption providers
  • Information on financial assistance, including medical costs
  • Information on multi-ethnic placement (interracial adoption)


California Courts Self-Help Center—Adoption — is an easy-to-use guide to the legal process of making a child a part of your family. The resources include information on:

  • Stepparent and domestic partner adoptions
  • Independent, agency, and foreign adoptions
  • General adoption
  • Forms
  • Links to finding court adoption records
  • Adoption tax credits
  • A brochure on the costs of adoption


California Association of Adoption Agencies — is a nonprofit group of public and private agencies that advocates for healthy adoption practice. Find the right agency to serve you on an interactive map.
California Kids Connection — is an online, searchable database listing children in California who are available for adoption.
Adoption Law — is packed with helpful information in FAQ format on topics including private adoption, international adoption, stepparent adoption, and homosexual adoption.
California Adoption Lawyers — is a directory to attorneys with experience in adoption. Search by state. city, county, or zip code, then simply contact the attorney by phone or e-mail about your desire to adopt.

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