Adoption - Pre-placement

The birth parent(s) may be represented by legal counsel. Legal counsel for the birth parents may not be the same person who represents the prospective adoptive parent(s).

If a birth certificate has been issued, it must be filed with the pre-placement application.

If the child to be adopted was born after 1/1/1997 and the birth mother was not married to the birth father and no subsequent paternity determination was made after the birth of the child, the Court requires a Putative Father Registry Certification.

OHDS Form 1693 (PDF) (Ohio Law & Adoption Materials) should be utilized at the time of the birth parent assessment and is to be completed by the adoption assessor and the birth parent(s).

Forms:

• Child's Residency Affidavit
• Petitioner's Affidavit
• Pre-Placement Application - Parent
• Pre-Placement Application - Agent
• Pre-Placement Application - Relative
• Pre-Placement Consent and Waiver
• Order to Assessor
• Rights to Contest
• Surrender - Adult
• Surrender - Minor Parent
• Entry Appointing Guardian ad litem
• Pre-Adoption Custody Order
• Entry Approving Placement
• Financial Sheet

After the Court Hearing:

Once the entry is rendered, counsel for prospective adoptive parent(s) may file the Petition for Adoption.