Congratulations. Adoption is a meaningful and life-changing decision, and it can also involve complex legal steps. Whether you are welcoming your first child or expanding your family, our role is to guide you through the process with clarity, care, and careful attention to Arizona law.
Adoption is the legal process of becoming the parent to a child. It includes all of the rights and responsibilities of being a parent and includes the duty to protect the child and the responsibility to provide the child with food, shelter, education and health care.
In Arizona adoptive parent(s) must be certified by the court as acceptable to adopt children. The certification process includes:
