PROBATE COURT OF ________________ COUNTY, OHIO
__________________________, JUDGE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF _______________________________________
(Name after adoption)
CASE NO. _________________________
FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION
(Without Interlocutory Order)
[R. C. 3107.13, 3107.14, and 3107.19]
This day this matter came on to be heard on the petition of ___________________________________
_______________________________________ for the adoption and change of name of the minor being
adopted.
The Court finds that notice has been given to all parties; that all consents have been filed or have been
found not required; that the allegations in the petition are true; that the minor has been lawfully placed in the home
of the petitioner; that the minor has lived in the home of the petitioner for six months as required by law; that a
report of the assessor has been filed and is approved; that the adoption is in the best interest of the minor being
adopted; that the accountings, as required, have been filed, reviewed and approved, and that the minor is an
adopted person.
It is therefore ordered that the Petition for Adoption is granted, and that the name of the minor is changed
to _______________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________________
Date
Probate Judge
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FORM 18.7- FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION
(Without Interlocutory Order)
Amended: March 1, 2017
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