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Q: Who can be adopted?
A:In most cases, the child to be adopted must be under the age of 18 and have a sole legal parent.
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Q: Who is a sole legal parent?
A: A person may be a sole legal parent because they adopted a child individually, they used
alternative insemination to conceive the child, or the child's other parent has relinquished his or her
parental rights, or had them terminated by a court.
The sole legal parent must sign a consent form for the adoption.
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Q: Where is the adoption filed?
A: The adoption is filed in the county in which the child resides, or if an adoption agency
is involved, it can be filed in the county in which the agency is located.
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Q: Does the child have to consent to the adoption?
A: If the child is over the age of twelve (12), the court will ask for a consent form signed
by the child.
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Q: Does a home study have to be performed?
A: Yes, a home study must be submitted to the court hearing the adoption. There are a number
of agencies that will perform these home studies. The adopting parent must submit to an FBI and Colorado
Bureau of Investigations background check.
If a home study was done in the initial adoption, the second parent adoption can use the same home study
if the second parent adoption is initiated within six months of the first adoption being granted.
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Q: What is the filing fee for the second parent adoption?
A: The filing fee to the court is $152.00
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Q: Can the child's name be changed at the time of the adoption?
A: Yes, the court can order that the child's name be changed as a part of the second parent
adoption proceeding.
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