ICAMA
Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance

ICPC
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

ICPC 100A Form
ICPC Form 100A is the Interstate Compact Placement Request. In an interstate adoption , this form must be completed by the child's agency to comply with requirements of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

ICPC 100B Form
ICPC form 100B is the Interstate Compact Report on Child's Placement Status. In an interstate adoption, this form must be completed by the family's agency to comply with requirements of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

ICWA
Indian Child Welfare Act

IEP
Individualized Educational Plan. This is a plan outlining specific individualized educational support services and expected outcomes for a student enrolled in a special education program.

identified adoption
An identified adoption may also be called a parent initiated adoption. In this type of adoption, the adoptive parents and birthparents identify, find, or already know each other, and then use the services of an adoption agency or an independent adoption social worker or other facilitator, to arrange and finalize the adoption.

identifying information
Information which discloses an individual's identity, such as last name, address, social security number, or detailed family history. When families are recruited for a child in need of adoption, identifying information about the child is typically kept private. In a closed adoption, no identifying information about either set of parents is shared with the other.

independent adoption
Independent adoptions, also known as private adoptions, are arranged through an intermediary such as a lawyer, physician, or other facilitator, rather than through a licensed adoption agency. Usually independent adoptions involve infants who are healthy or believed to be healthy. They often do not include counseling for the birthparents or parent preparation for the adoptive parents, and are not legal in all states. Children adopted through independent adoptions are not usually eligible for adoption assistance for special needs that may not have been noticeable at birth. Independent adoptions can be open adoptions, but this is not always the case. Private adoptions should not be confused with private agency adoptions.

Intent to Adopt Petition
An adoption petition or intent to adopt petition is a brief document which gives identifying information about the adoptive parents and the child to be adopted. This, together with the adoptive parents' homestudy, is filed with the court to initiate adoption proceedings.

intercountry adoption, international adoption
An international adoption or intercountry adoption is any adoption in which the child and the adoptive parents reside in two different countries. Extra legal work through immigration services must be done to authorize an international adoption.

interjurisdictional adoption
Jurisdictions are specific areas such as states or counties which may have adoption laws or policies that are particular to that area. An interjurisdictional adoption is one in which the child to be adopted and the adoptive parent live in different jurisdictions, such as different counties or states.

interracial
The term interracial refers to a couple, family, or other group which includes individuals who are members of different races. This differs from the term biracial, which refers to an individual whose racial heritage includes two different races.

interstate adoption
An interstate adoption is the adoption of a child who is a resident of one state by individuals who are residents of another state.

involuntary termination of parental rights
A legal procedure through which the legal rights of birthparents to parent a child are terminated by the court without the signed consents of the birthparents. Circumstances for such proceedings include abandonment and repeated or severe abuse or neglect of the child.