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Adoptions And Adoption Filings | Ross County Court Of Common Pleas - Probate / Juvenile Divisions

2 N Paint St., Ste. A Ross County Courthouse, Chillicothe, OH 45601

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Hours
M-F: 8:00am-4:00pm. Closed on legal holidays.
Fees
Fixed court fees
Service area
Ross 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
08/11/2025
Providing organization
Ross County Court Of Common Pleas - Probate / Juvenile Divisions
Probate: Court with jurisdiction over matters such as probate of wills, estates, the issuance of marriage licenses, adoption proceedings, determination of sanity or mental competence, name changes and adult and juvenile guardianship. Juvenile: Hears cases involving the delinquency of persons under eighteen years of age, and cases dealing with unruly, abused, neglected, and dependent children. Also hears all traffic offenses committed by persons under eighteen years of age, and has jurisdiction in adult cases involving paternity, child abuse, nonsupport, and failure to send children to school.