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We live in Ohio also. You have to do a readoption, and get another homestudy done. It shouldn't cost you that much $ though. The court can appoint a social worker to do the homestudy - this one is much faster, much less work required, only one visit. Or, you can have your original social worker do an update to the homestudy, either way works. If you go the court social worker, it should cost about $200 for the homestudy - not $1,200. Once the homestudy is done, there will be a final adoption hearing scheduled and that's where you can change the baby's name if you want. Most counties have a residency requirement of 6 months in Ohio, although some are different. So you'll need to wait 6 months before the hearing.
KayV
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