| Independent Adoptions are filed in the following cases |
- Grandparent Adoptions
- Guardian(s) Appointed by Montgomery County, Ohio Court Entry
- After a Legal Placement Approved Adoption
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| Adoption Forms Required |
- Petition for Adoption
- Entry Setting Date of Hearing and Ordering Notice
- Assignment of Investigator
- Petitioner's Accounts (Preliminary and Final)
- Consents (as required)
- Affidavit 3127.23
- Final Decree of Adoption
- Adoption Certificate for Parents
- Certificate of Adoption
- Putative Father Registry Certification (as required)
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| Other Requirements |
- Certified copies of the minor child's birth certificate, death certificate(s) of parent(s), divorce decrees and marriage certificates
(Note: If adoption follows a legal placement, these documents will already have been filed with the legal placement application)
- Petitioner(s) must be available for interview and for a home call prior to the date of hearing
- Everyone in the household 18 years of age or older must have a criminal background check. Please contact the Court for costs.
- On the date set for hearing, the petitioner(s) and child(ren) must appear in Court
- In a grandparent adoption, this Court requires a certified birth record of natural parent(s)
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