AMERICAN SAMOA ADOPTION

... set the age of consent at 14 years; 18 States,(5) American Samoa, and Guam at 12 years; and 7 States,(6) the ... Colorado Laws Connecticut Laws more... Summaries of State Laws Consent to Adoption Parties to an Adoption Putative Fathers State Laws Regarding International Adoptions State Regulation of Adoption Expenses Federal Laws Abandoned Infants Assistance Act

... District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories permit the adoption of a child. Three States, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands specify that the child must ... District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands have laws

... whose adoptions were completed in a foreign country may benefit from re-adoption in the U.S. because re-adoption enables you to obtain an American birth certificate from your state of residence for your child. A ... Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New York Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Virginia West Virginia Wyoming American Samoa ...