Criteria for Adult Adoptions        Who may be adopted?  (Section 3107.02 O.R.C.)

Adoptee must be over eighteen (18) years of age Adoptee must have established a child-foster parent or child-stepparent relationship with the petitioner(s) as a minor and consents to the adoption Adoptee who is totally and permanently disabled Adoptee who is determined to be a mentally retarded person as defined in Section 5123.01 of the Ohio Revised Code

Adult Adoption Forms Required

Petition for Adoption Entry Setting Date of Hearing and Ordering Notice Final Order of Adoption Adoption Certificate for Parents Certificate of Adoption

Other Requirements

On the date set for hearing, the Petitioner(s) and adult must appear in Court  Note:  If stepparent, biological parent must also be present at hearing All forms and requirements must be presented prior to the initiation of an adoption case Certified marriage record (Petitioner(s)) In a foster parent adult adoption, proof of child-foster parent relationship is required