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The Court requires Petitioner(s) be statutorily married one (1) year before the finalization of a legal placement or adoption. |
| Criteria for Legal Placements |
- Certified copy of child's birth certificate
- Certified copy of death certificate of spouse(s) or natural parent(s)
- Certified copies of divorce decrees of both Petitioner(s)
- Certified marriage certificate of Petitioner(s)
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| Forms Required for Legal Placement |
- Application for Placement
- Entry Setting Date of Hearing and Ordering Notice
- Assignment of Investigator
- Waiver by Prospective Adopting Parent(s)
- Affidavit 3109.27 signed by Applicant(s)
- Authorization for Release of Confidential Information/Police Criminal Record Check
- Questionnaire: Crimes Involving Child Abuse, Violence and Drugs
- Judgment Entry (Approving Placement)
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| Forms Required for Adoption |
- Petition for Adoption
- Entry Setting Date of Hearing and Ordering Notice
- Assignment of Investigator
- Affidavit 3109.27 (signed by Petitioner(s))
- Entry Finding Consent Not Necessary (if applicable)
- Adoption Certificate for Parents
- Final Decree of Adoption
- Certificate of Adoption
- Preliminary and Final Petitioner's Accounts
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| Other Requirements |
- If the parent(s) is/are minors, the application must be submitted by them and a next of friend
- If the case involves a putative father of a child born in Ohio after January 1, 1997, the Court requires a Putative Father Certification (if applicable).
- Petitioner(s) must be available for a home interview by the assigned
caseworker prior to the date of hearing
- Everyone in the household over the age of 18 must have a criminal background check
- All forms and requirements must be presented prior to the initiation of an adoption case
- Affidavit of relationship/lineage
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