Basic Information on Filing Petitions for Adoption

Finalizations (file size 19k)
Instructions for Completion of Petition for Adoption (file size 12k)
Instructions to Attorney for Stepparent, Relative and Adult Adoptions (file size 15k)
Miscellaneous Adoption Information (file size 13k)
Non-Identifying Information (file size 9k)
Petition and Order for Authority to Amend Petition for Adoption (OC Form 812AD) (file size 224k)
Putative Father Instructions: Hearing to Identify Father and Determination to Terminate his Parental Rights (file size 23k)
Sample Petition for Adoption (file size 20k)
Temporary Placement Instructions (file size 11k)

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