MINOR ADOPTIONS are handled by the Juvenile Court and ADULT ADOPTIONS are handled by the Probate Court.
ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE COURT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE. The Court will keep and file one set of copies. If you would like the Juvenile Clerk of Court's office to make additional copies for you, the cost will be $1.25 per page.
Petition for Adoptive Placement: Petition to seek the court's approval for the placement of a child in a home for adoption. A petition for termination of parental rights must accompany this petition.
Petition for Adoptive Placement Forms
| Name | Download |
| JC-1640 - Petition for Adoptive Placement | |
| JC-1641 - Proposed Order for Hearing and Investigation (Adoptive Placement) | |
| JC-1646 - Consent to Adoption *Can be completed by a child over 14, or the child's parent(s). | |
| To be filed prior to the hearing |
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| JC-1642 - Proposed Order for Adoptive Placement | |
| Report of Investigation (also called a Home Study) |
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Minor Child Adoption: Petition to the court requesting the court approve an adoption of a child.
Petition for Minor Child Adoption Forms
| Name | Download |
| JC-1645 - Petition for Minor Child Adoption | |
| JC-1641 - Proposed Order for Hearing and Investigation | |
| JC-1646 - Consent to Adoption *Can be completed by a child over 14, or the child's parent(s). | |
| To be filed prior to the hearing |
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| JC-1647 - Proposed Order on Petition for Minor Child Adoption | |
| F-05022 - Report of Adoption and Payment for Vital Records (Parts I-VI should be completed by the family and Parts VII-VIII should be completed by the court). | |
| Report of Investigation (also called a Home Study) |
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| Certified copy of Order Concerning Termination of Parental Rights (if applicable) |
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Step-Parent Adoption: Petition to the court requesting the court approve an adoption of a child by their step-parent.
Petition for Step-Parent Adoption Forms
| Name | Download |
| JC-1645 - Petition for Minor Child Adoption | |
| JC-1643 - Proposed Order for Hearing and Investigation | |
| JC-1646 - Consent to Adoption *Can be completed by a child over 14, or the child's parent(s). | |
| To be filed prior to the hearing |
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| JC-1647 - Proposed Order on Petition for Minor Child Adoption | |
| F-05022 - Report of Adoption and Payment for Vital Records (Parts I-VI should be completed by the family and Parts VII-VIII should be completed by the court). | |
| Report of Investigation (also called a Home Study) |
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| Certified copy of Order Concerning Termination of Parental Rights (if applicable) |
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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.
Petition for Foreign Adoption Forms
| Name | Download |
| JC-1645 - Petition for Minor Child Adoption | |
| Original Foreign Documents with English Translations, if available (or certified copies) |
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| JC-1641 - Proposed Order for Hearing and Investigation (Adoptive Placement) | |
| To be filed prior to the hearing |
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| JC-1647 - Proposed Order on Petition for Minor Child Adoption | |
| F-05022F - Report of Adoption for a Child Born in a Foreign Country for Vital Records (Parts I-VI should be completed by the family and Parts VII-VIII should be completed by the court). | |
| Report of Investigation (also called a Home Study) |
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Registration of a Foreign Adoption: Adoption of a child who was born and adopted in a foreign jurisdiction. NO HEARING IS NECESSARY.
Petition to Register a Foreign Adoption Forms
| Name | Download |
| JC-1650 - Petition for an Order for Registration of a Foreign Adoption Order | |
| Original Foreign Documents with English Translations, if available (or certified copies) |
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| JC-1651 - Proposed Order Registering a Foreign Adoption | |
| F-05022F - Report of Adoption for a Child Born in a Foreign Country for Vital Records (Parts I-VI should be completed by the family and Parts VII-VIII should be completed by the court). |
Adoption Search Information: Wisconsin's Adoption Records Search Program works with adoptees, adults whose birth parents' rights were terminated, and birth parents to gain access to vital pieces of adoptees' social and medical histories. Information can also be requested through the court using the Request to Disclose Adoption Court Records form.
SERVICE: The petitioner is responsible for service and/or notice. For additional information, please consult Wisconsin Statute 48.88(1m).
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