WHAT STEPS ARE USUALLY INVOLVED IN AN ADOPTION?
• Preplacement investigation. • All necessary consents and/or relinquishments concerning the adoption are obtained. • Guardian ad litem is appointed when either natural parent of the adoptee is a minor or in case of a contested hearing. • Petition court for authority to pay fees or expenses. • Placement of child with petitioners. • File petition for adoption 30 days after placement. • Serve notice or obtain waiver of notice on or from all parties entitled to notice of the adoption. • Post placement investigation. • Hearings. • Affidavits of non-payment. • Accounting of disbursements.
