State

In General

Adoption

Custody

Dependency

Divorce

Paternity

Shelter/

Institution

Termination of Parental Rights

Alabama

X

X

X

X

Alaska

X

X

X

X

Arizona

X

X

X

Arkansas

X

X

California

X

X

X

Colorado

X

X

X

Connecticut

X

X

X

Delaware

X

X

X

D.C.

X

X

Florida

X

X

X

Georgia

X

X

Hawaii

X

X

Idaho

X

X

Illinois

X

X

X

Indiana

X

X

X

X

X

Iowa

X (foster care)

X

X

X

X

Kansas

X

X

Kentucky

X

X

Louisiana

X

X

X

X

Maine

X

X

X

X

X

Maryland

X

X

Mass.

X (contact w/ birth parents)

X

X

X

Michigan

X

X

X

Minnesota

X

X

X

X

Mississippi

X

X

X

X

Missouri

X

X

X

X

X

Montana

X

X

X

X

Nebraska

X

X

X

X

X

Nevada

X

X

X

New Hamp.

X

X

X

New Jersey

X

X

X

X

X

New Mexico

X

X

New York

X

North Carolina

X

X

North Dakota

X

X

X

Ohio

X

Oklahoma

X

X

X

X

Oregon

X

X

X

X

Pennsylvania

X

X

Rhode Island

X

X

South Carolina

X

X

X

X

X

South Dakota

X

X

Tennessee

X

X

Texas

X

X

Utah

X

X

X

Vermont

X

X

Virginia

X

X

X

Washington

X

X

X

West Virginia

X

Wisconsin

X

X

X

X

Wyoming

X

X

X