Adoption Petition Filing Office | Allen County Common Pleas Court
1000 Wardhill Avenue, Lima, OH 45805
Eligibility
No restrictions
Required documents
Call for more information
Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
(419) 223-8501
Voice
Fees
Fixed court fees
Service area
Fulton County, Ohio
Wood County, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio
Lucas County, Ohio
Grants adoptions and presides over adoption hearings. Processes adoptions including agency adoptions, independent adoptions and interstate adoptions. Processes petitions for foreign adoptions and
release of identifying information, vital statistics, and medical information regarding adoptions. Does not assist in
filing and does not give legal advice.
Last assured
09/23/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
Allen County Common Pleas Court
Hears all proceedings wherein a person under the age of 18 is the primary subject of a complaint. The minor may be either committing the offense, such as a traffic violation or truancy, or may be the main person in a complaint, such as paternity or child abuse.