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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-102 (2026)

Who may be adopted

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A. Except as provided in title 14, chapter 8 and subsection B of this section, only a child, or a foreign-born person who is twenty-one years of age or less and who is not an illegal alien, who is present within this state at the time the petition for adoption is filed may be adopted.

B. A dependent child is not required to be present in this state at the time the petition for adoption is filed if the criteria prescribed in section 8-103, subsection B are met.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1970–2019 · leading case: In Re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. A-27789, 680 P.2d 143 (Ariz. 1984).
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In Re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. A-27789, 680 P.2d 143 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 6× “That petition was dismissed sua sponte on October 25, 1982, the Maricopa County Juvenile Court having found that the children were “dependent wards [of] Yavapai County” and “not present within this state as required by A.R.S. § 8-102.” The Collinses appealed the dismissal to the…”
Matter of Appeal in Pima Cnty. Etc., 575 P.2d 310 (Ariz. 1978). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 8-102. Similarly, Arizona courts have jurisdiction to terminate the parent-child relationship when the child involved is present in the state.”
In Re Adoption of Hammer, 487 P.2d 417 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “There were originally two petitions for the adoption of the minor children involved in this consolidated matter filed in 1963 by the Maricopa County Attorney acting pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-102, subsec. B (1956), on behalf of the paternal grandparents of the children involved.”
In re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. A-25646, 637 P.2d 1092 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 8-102 provides that “[a]ny child, or a foreign-born person twenty-one years of age or less who is not an illegal alien, who is present within this state at the time the petition for adoption is filed may be adopted.”
In re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. A-27789, 680 P.2d 163 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 3× “The order which triggered this appeal reads: It appearing from the Petition that these children are dependent wards under Yavapai County Juvenile Cause 8545; that they are not present in this state as required by A.R.S. 8-102. IT IS ORDERED dismissing the Petition to Adopt filed…”
Clark v. Curran, 575 P.2d 326 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “At no time was there a showing that an adoption petition had ever been filed in Texas.”
In Re the Adoption of A.R., A.-R., & -A.-R., 387 P.3d 1285 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “We find no provision in our adoption statutes expressly allowing a posthumous adoption, and in view of the statutory definitions of adopter and adoptee set forth in §§ 8-102 and 8-103, we cannot expand the power of the court described in § 8-119 to continue a proceeding as to a…”
In Re Adoption of Baby Boy, 472 P.2d 64 (Ariz. 1970). “*198 "§ 8-102. Petition for adoption "A. Petition may be made to the superior court of the county in which the petitioner resides for leave to adopt a child.”
Clark v. Curran, 575 P.2d 310 (Ariz. 1978). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 8-102. Similarly, Arizona courts have jurisdiction to terminate the parent-child relationship when the child involved is present in the state.”
James S. v. Dcs (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 8-102(A); Alma S., 245 Ariz. at 150–51, ¶¶ 12–16.”
New Enter. Ltd. v. SenesTech Inc. (D. Ariz. 2019). · cites it 2× “6, § 8-102 (4). 27 5 An “uncertificated security” is a security that is not represented by a certificate.”
Nat. Mother v. Adopting Parents, 472 P.2d 64 (Ariz. 1970). “*198 “§ 8-102. Petition for adoption "A. Petition may be made to the superior court of the county in which the petitioner resides for leave to adopt a child.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-102(A) — 1 case
James S. v. Dcs (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “See A.R.S. § 8-102(A); Alma S., 245 Ariz. at 150–51, ¶¶ 12–16.”
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