Petition for adoption: Contents

1. A petition for adoption of a child may be filed at any time after placement with the petitioners. 2. The petition for adoption must state, in substance, the following: (a) The full name and age of the petitioners. (b) The age of the child sought to be adopted and the date that the child was placed with the petitioners. (c) That it is the desire of the petitioners that the relationship of parent and child be established between them and the child. (d) If the petitioners desire to change the name of the child, the new name desired. (e) That the petitioners are fit and proper persons to have the care and custody of the child. (f) That they are financially able to provide for the child. (g) That there has been a full compliance with the law in regard to the termination of parental rights, specific consent to adoption or relinquishment as to all parents. (h) Whether the petitioners have reason to know that the child is an Indian child. (i) That there are no known signs that the child is currently experiencing victimization from human trafficking, exploitation or abuse. (j) Whether an agreement for postadoptive contact has been entered into by the parent or parents of the child and the prospective adoptive parent or parents of the child. (k) Whether there is an order for visitation of a child by a sibling or other relative.