California State Adoptions

California adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in California:

Foster Care Specialist 
Department of Social Services
744 P Street MS 19-73
Sacramento, CALIFORNIA 95814
916-324-9084 

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Social Services
Child and Youth Permanency Branch
Patricia Aguiar
744 P Street
MS 19-69
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 323-2921
Fax: (916) 324-3044
Toll-Free: (800) 543-7487
World Wide Web: http://www.childsworld.ca.gov
E-mail: Pat.Aguiar@dss.ca.gov

Licensing Specialist
Department of Social Services
Community Care Licensing
Martha Lopez
744 P Street, MS 17-17
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 657-2346
Fax: (916) 657-3783
World Wide Web: http://ccld.ca.gov/default.htm

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in California.