Alaska Adoption Laws Page3

Adoption Laws in Alaska Page3

Adoption parties

• Who can adopt : Statute: - § 25.23.020
  • The unmarried parent of the adoptee
  • An unmarried adult
  • A husband and wife together

• Who can be adopted : Statute: - § 25.23.010
  • Any person can be adopted.

• Who can place a child for adoption : Statute: - § 25.23.240
  • A licensed child-placing agency

State haven laws for Infants

• Infant age
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Who may relinquish the infant
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Who may receive the infant
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Responsibilities of the safe haven provider
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Immunity for provider
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Protection for relinquishing parent
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Effect on the parental rights
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

Advertising used and facilitators in adoptive placements

• Advertisement used
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.

• Intermediaries or facilitators use
  • There is no information about this in the statutes reviewed.