Adoptions And Adoption Filings | Darke County Probate And Juvenile Court
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
300 Garst Ave., Greenville, OH 45331
Hours
M-F: 8:00am-4:30pm. Phones are answered until 4:00pm.
Fax
(937) 547-1945
Voice
Voice
Application process
Phone for information M-F: 8:00am-4:00pm.
Fee
Fixed court fees.
Eligibility
Serves Darke County. Single persons or married couples may adopt. Minor children may be adopted. Other eligibility may apply.
Service area
Darke County, Ohio
Agency info
Darke County Probate And Juvenile Court
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.