FAQ

Your spouse can adopt if you are married and if the non-custodial birth parent of the child consents to the adoption or has their parental rights terminated. The complete instructions for a step parent adoption are as follows: Step-parent adoption requirements

You can adopt your relatives through the adoption services department. The court staff will complete your "home study" and assist you with the process if you are a relative as defined in the adoption code. The complete instructions are as follows: Relative adoption requirements

Yes, an adult adoption can be completed through the adoption services department. The complete instructions are as follows: Adult adoption requirements

The adoption code allows you to obtain your original birth certificate if your former (birth) parents' rights were terminated prior to May 28, 1945, or after September 12, 1980.

If there was an agency involved in your adoption, please contact them first. The adoption codes allow an adoptive parent, adult adoptee, former parent or adult former sibling to request a Confidential Intermediary search be conducted. Please contact Adoption Services for more information.

If born in Michigan, you will need to contact Vital Records in Lansing to request a new copy of your birth certificate with the delayed date removed. Their office can be contacted by phone at 517-335-8660.

The court can also provide a verification letter, please contact Adoption Services on how to obtain this.

Adoption Services can provide you with a verification letter. Please contact our office on how to obtain this.