Adoptions And Adoption Filings | Ross County Court Of Common Pleas - Probate / Juvenile Divisions
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.
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Physical Address
2 N Paint St., Ste. A Ross County Courthouse, Chillicothe, OH 45601
Hours
M-F: 8:00am-4:00pm. Closed on legal holidays.
Fax
(740) 774-3711
Voice
Voice
Application process
Phone for information M-F: 8:00am-4:00pm. Closed on legal holidays.
Fee
Fixed court fees
Eligibility
Serves Ross County; Single persons or married couples may adopt. Minor children may be adopted. Other eligibility may apply.
Service area
Ross County, Ohio
Agency info
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.