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Forms MUST be typed, we do not accept handwritten documents.
Adult Adoption - Filing Fee $125.00
Requirements for Petition for Adoption of Adult
(ORC §3107.02)
Petition (19.0) Signed by Petitioner(s)
Consent (18.3) is filed by adult adoptee – do not need consents from biological parents.
Adult adoptee’s consent is to be signed at court hearing.
Certified copy of adult adoptee’s birth certificate
Affidavit of facts signed by the petitioner(s) and adult adoptee. This details the facts of the case and explains when the adoption should take place and the relationship the adoptee has had with the petitioner(s).
The affidavit must include the adult adoptee’s address and telephone number.
Completed form HEA 2757 for information to create a new birth certificate
Petitioner(s) and adoptee must be present for a formal hearing on the Petition for Adoption of Adult
Court does not require a home study, letter, medical forms etc. that would normally be filed in the adoption of a minor
AFFIDAVIT
SOAP FORM
Form 19.0 Petition to Adopt - Adult
Form 19.1 Final Decree - Adult
Form 18.3 Consent to Adopt
(to be signed by Adoptee at hearing)
HEA 2757
Agency - Filing Fee $125.00
Birth Certificate - Certified copy of original birth certificate
Form 18.0 - Petition for Adoption of Minor
Form 18.1 - Judgment Entry Setting Hearing and Ordering Notice
Form 18.2 - Notice of Hearing
Form 18.7 - Final Decree of Adoption
Form 18.8 - Adoption Certificate for Parents
Form 18.9 - Petitioner's Account
Form HEA 2757 - Vital Statistics Certificate of Adoption
Statement of Adopted Person
Form V - Pending Litigation (Custody) Affidavit
Independent - Filing Fee $125.00
Birth Certificate - Certified copy of original birth certificate
Statement of Adopted Person
Form 18.0 - Petition for Adoption of Minor
Form 18.1 - Judgment Entry Setting Hearing and Ordering Notice
Form 18.2 - Notice of Hearing on Petition for Adoption
Form 18.3 - Consent to Adoption
Form 18.4 - Judgment Entry Finding Consent Not Necessary (if applicable)
Form V - Pending Litigation
Form 18.7 - Final Decree of Adoption
Form 18.8 - Adoption Certificate for Parent
Form 18.9 - Petitioner's Account
Form HEA 2757 - Vital Statistics Certificate of Adoption
Placement Forms
Form I - Petition for Approval of Placement by Adopting Party or Parties
Form II - Application for Proposed Placement
Form III - Affidavit of Rights
Form IV - Consent to Placement for Adoption
Waiver of Counsel
Permanent Surrender of Child
Entry Fixing Time for Hearing and ordering Investigation
Entry on Placement
Step-Parent - Filing Fee $125.00
Form 18.0 - Petition for Adoption of Minor
Birth Certificate - Certified copy of original birth certificate
Form 18.1 - Judgment Entry Setting Hearing and Ordering Notice
Form 18.2 - Notice of Hearing on Petition for Adoption
Form 18.3 - Consent to Adoption
Form 18.4 - Judgment Entry Finding Consent Not Required
Form 18.7 - Final Decree of Adoption
Form 18.8 - Adoption Certificate for Parents
Form HEA 2757 - Vital Statistics Certificate of Adoption
Form V - Pending Litigation (Custody) Affidavit
Statement of Adopted Person
Foreign - Filing Fee $125.00
Birth Certificate - Certified copy of original birth certificate
Form 19.2 - Petition to Recognize Foreign Adoption
Form 19.3 - Order for Ohio Birth Record for Foreign Born Child
Form HEA 2757 - Vital Statistics Certificate of Adoption
Statement of Adopted Person
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