Can we adopt if we are just living together?

Adoption No, most states only provide adoption proceedings for singles or couples who are married.  You can each adopt as a single but it gets complicated and expensive because one of you will adopt and complete the adoption, and then the other parent adopts.
 
Birth parents often prefer (and request) a couple who is married.
 

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