Online Law Libraries & Reference

Online adoption law libraries, legal reference resources, and law policy centers.

Adoption LawSite
Statutes, cases, articles, and legal discussions are freely accessible online through the Adoption LawSite, a project of the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH.

Adoption Policy Resource Center
Offers interesting case documentation on wrongful adoption, gay and lesbian adoption, and more.

Center on Children and the Law
The American Bar Association's central source of information on child and family law.

Cornell University Legal Information Institute
Cornell's Law Library on adoption. A complete federal, state and international listing for the serious researcher.

Legal Definitions
From the Nolo Self-Help Law Center, definitions and explanations of all types of adoption procedures and laws.

Online Adoptee Law Library
Court cases, law commentaries, and general information about opening records and petitioning the court. An excellent reference for every searching adoptee. Compiled by Christopher Philippo.

Wrongful Adoption
Interesting write-up of the first successful prosecution concerning adoption fraud in the US (CA, 1988).

Adoption Profiles

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