Wisconsin Department of Children & Families
Address 1:
201 East Washington Avenue, Second Floor
Address 2:
P.O. Box 8916
City:
Madison
State/Province:
Wisconsin
ZIP/Post Code:
53708
Phone:
Adoption: 866-666-5532 Fostering: 608-264-6933
From the Wisonsin Department of Children & Famiies Site:
Adoption creates a parent-child relationship with all the rights and responsibilities a birth parent has to a child. A child can be adopted by a stepparent in Wisconsin when a birth parent is deceased or the rights of one birth parent has been terminated by a court. For all other types of adoptions in Wisconsin the statutes require that the rights of both birth parents are terminated by a death or by a voluntary or involuntary court action. An adoption home study is required for all adoptions except stepparent adoptions, where a less intensive screening occurs.
