Adult

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 caregiver, kinship caregiver, or child-stepparent relationship with the petitioner(s) as a minor, and the adult consents to the adoption.
Adoptee who is totally and permanently disabled
Adoptee who is determined to be a person with an intellectual disability.
Adoptee who was at the time of the adult's eighteenth birthday, in the permanent custody of, or in a planned permanent living arrangement with a public children services agency or a private child placing agency, and the adult consents to the adoption.

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