Arkansas Adoption Laws Page2

Adoption Laws in Arkansas Page2

Adoption parties

• Who can adopt: Statute: - § 9-9-204
  • Any unmarried parent of the adoptee
  • Any unmarried adult
  • Any of the married individual under specified conditions and without the spouse
  • Husband and wife can also adopt.

• Who can be adopted: Statute: - § 9-9-203
  • Any individual.

• Who can place a child for adoption:
  • It is not addressed in statutes reviewed.

Statutes:

• Citation:

  Arkansas Code of 1987, Sections 9-9-101 to 9-9-103; 9-9-201 to 9-9-224; 9-9-301 to 9-9-303; 9-9-401 to 9-9-412; 9-9-501 to 9-9-508

• Contact: Arkansas State Library
  Reference Desk
  (501) 682-2053

  Web Site: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us

  Fees: Yes.