The ADOPT Act of 2025 aims to protect individuals and families from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermediaries.
The ADOPT Act of 2025 amends the United States Code to criminalize unlawful adoption practices. It prohibits unlicensed adoption intermediaries from providing services or making payments to placing parents. Exceptions include public and private licensed child-placing agencies, attorneys, and accredited intercountry adoption service providers. The Act also aims to ensure access to licensed adoption providers and prevent the commodification of children in private domestic interstate adoptions. Violations carry fines and imprisonment.
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