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

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 3109.27 Final Decree of Adoption Adoption Certificate for Parents Certificate of Adoption Putative Father Registry Certification (as required)

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 over the age of 18 must have a criminal back-ground check 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)