Juvenile Court
The folowing types of adoption are handled in the Juvenile Court and are filed at the reception desk at 521 Riverview Avenue.
Adoptive Placement:
Adoption that occurs when a birth mother selects a family to adopt her child (under age 18) from a list of families who have been screened and approved by an adoption agency.
Agency Adoption:
Adoptions that involve a child (under age 18) in a foster care placement or an independent adoptive placement.
Foreign Adoption:
The adoption of a child (under age 18) from a foreign country when the foreign country will not allow the adoption to occur until the child is in the United States.
Foreign Re-Adoption:
The adoption of a child (under age 18) from a foreign country when adoption was completed in the foreign country and the parent wants to obtain a new U.S. "Certification of Birth Facts".
Step-Parent/Relative Adoption:
Adoption of a step-child or otherwise related child (under age 18) whose parent(s) are deceased or who have either voluntarily or involuntarily terminated his/her parental rights of the child.
Adoption Search:
Policies and procedures for how to request information about past adoptions, birth parents, or individuals.
