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Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services - Adoption, Cleveland OH

  • Agency Name
  • Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services - Adoption
  • Agency Location
  • 3955 Euclid Avenue
    Cleveland, OH 44115
  • Contact Phone
  • (216) 431-4500
  • Contact Name
  • License Number
  • Services Offered
  • Adoption
  • Description
  • Adoption is the permanent, legal transfer of all parental rights and responsibilities from one family to another family. Adoptive parents have the same rights and responsibilities as parents whose children are born to them. It is the first step to a lifelong commitment of sharing your life with a child who is in need of a family that will keep him/her safe. These are children who could not be returned to their families. Some of these children are older, or are part of a sibling group that needs to be together, some have physical, emotional or medical issues which require loving attention. Over 81 percent of these children are African American. Persons must be 18 and over to adopt. You must have sufficient income to meet your own basic needs and be in good physical, emotional and mental health. You can be single, married, divorced or legally separated with documentation. There are no educational or religious requirements and home ownership is not necessary.
  • Adoption Process
  • 1. Pre-Service Training. 2. Application Submission. 3. The Home Study. 4. The Approval. 5. The Matching and Staffing Process. 6. Presentation. 7. Pre-Placement Visits. 8. Moving Day! 9. Finalization. 10. Post Finalization
  • District Office
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Comment from Lateisha Collins : I been thinking about adopting a new born baby girl for a long time but I would like to start the Process in May or June me and my mother is looking for a bigger apartment I always told my morter Every sense I was a little girl I told my Mother I'm going to adopt a new born baby girl I have so much love to give and my mother told me you going to be a great mother and I'm going to be behind you Every step of the way

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