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1 Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions 1 (2022)

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Adoption Petitions
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Adoption is a legal process for making a child a
permanent member of a family other than the
child's birth family1 Jurisdiction refers to the type
of court that hears adoption cases. Venue refers
to the geographic location of the court.
' The adopted person is not always a child. For more
information, see Child Welfare Information Gateway's Who
May Adovt Be Adovted, or Place a Child for Adovtion?.

WHAT'S INSIDE
Jurisdiction
Examples of jurisdiction

Venue

Child Welfare
. a Information Gateway
PROTECTING CHILDREN N STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

Children's Bureau
An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

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