Article: For each child being adopted, fill out ADOPT-200 Adoption Request form. This form includes the basic contact information of the adoptive parent, the basic details of the adoption, what type of adoption it is, basic information about the child, and whether the legal requirements are met. The ADOPT-210 Adoption Agreement form requires basic information about the adoptive parents and the child as well as the signatures of the adoptive parents. The agreement contains statements, which the adoptive parents are agreeing to with their signatures, that they will adopt the child and treat the child as their natural child and that the child will maintain the same rights as any natural child would. These rights include the right to inherit from the adoptive parents. The adoptive parents must also fill out an ADOPT-215 Adoption Order form in part. The order also includes basic information about the adoption. The remaining parts of the order will be used by the judge at the adoption hearing and will be filled out by the clerk in the event the adoption is an adoption of a Native American child. In this type of adoption, the clerk will serve the order and other relevant documents on Bureau of Indian Affairs. If the adoption is an independent, agency, or international adoption, you must submit the relevant expenses on the ADOPT-230 Adoption Expenses form. This requires the submission of the amounts spent on hospital services, prenatal care, legal fees paid, adoption agency fees, transportation, adoption facilitator fees, counseling fees paid, adoption services provider, pregnancy expenses, court filing fees, fingerprinting fees, and any other relevant costs. Certain adoptions and each specific local court may require additional forms.   If you are adopting a Native American child through any procedure other than a stepparent/domestic partner adoption, fill out the ADOPT-220 Adoption of Indian Child form and the ADOPT-225 Parent of Indian Child Agrees to End Parental Rights form.   To determine if the local court requires additional documentation contact your county clerk’s office.

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Make the Adoption Request. Complete the Adoption Agreement. Fill out an Adoption Order. Submit the expenses. Fill out local or specific forms.