You may file a petition for adoption in any state
where there is a yes in both columns. 

Otherwise, you must file the petition to adopt
in your own state.
Permit nonresident adoptions 
with finalization
Permits petitioners to retain 
an adoption facilitator
Laws change
Ask your attorney for confirmation
Alabama Yes Yes
Alaska Yes Yes
Arizona No ICPC will grant ICPC approval when an out-of-state facilitator is involved, and if an agency adoption is done and the adoption is finalized in Arizona. However, Arizona residents are not permitted to retain services of a facilitator.
Arkansas Yes Yes
California Yes Yes
Colorado Yes No
Connecticut Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption  Yes
Delaware Yes Yes
District of Columbia Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption Yes
Florida Yes Yes
Georgia No ICPC will grant ICPC approval when an out-of-state facilitator is involved, and if an agency adoption is done and the adoption is finalized in Georgia.  However, Georgia residents are not permitted to retain services of a facilitator.
Hawaii Yes Yes
Idaho No Yes
Illinois Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption Yes
Indiana No Yes
Iowa Yes Yes
Kansas Yes Yes
Kentucky No No.  Kentucky ICPC gives an emphatic "No" regardless of jurisdiction or type of adoption done.
Louisiana Yes Yes
Maine Yes Yes
Maryland Yes No
Massachusetts Yes Yes
Michigan No Yes
Minnesota Yes - With a court waiver Yes
Mississippi Yes Yes
Missouri Yes No
Montana No Yes
Nebraska No Yes
Nevada Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption with ICPC into UT.
Applies to nonUSA residents only.
Yes
New Hampshire Yes Yes
New Jersey No ICPC will grant ICPC approval when an out-of-state facilitator is involved, and if an agency adoption is done and the adoption is finalized in New Jersey.  However, New Jersey residents are not permitted to retain services of a facilitator.
New Mexico Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption Yes
New York Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption No. New York ICPC gives an emphatic "No" regardless of jurisdiction or type of adoption done.
North Carolina No Yes
North Dakota Yes Yes
Ohio Yes Yes
Oklahoma Yes ICPC will grant ICPC approval when an out-of-state facilitator is involved, and if an agency adoption is done and the adoption is finalized in Oklahoma.  However, Oklahoma residents are not permitted to retain services of a facilitator.
Oregon No ICPC will grant ICPC approval when an out-of-state facilitator is involved, and if an agency adoption is done and the adoption is finalized in the sending state.  However, Oregon residents are not permitted to retain services of a facilitator.
Pennsylvania Yes Yes
Rhode Island Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption Yes
South Carolina Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption Yes
South Dakota No Yes
Tennessee No No
Texas Yes Yes
Utah Yes No
Vermont Yes Yes
Virginia Yes, but only if you do an agency adoption Yes
Washington Yes Yes
West Virginia No ?
Wisconsin No Yes
Wyoming No Yes

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