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My children were adopted from three different states and in two of them the adoptive parents had to go to court but in one they did not. Some require it and some don't. It may also vary by the kind of adoption. I know when we did a foster/adopt the whole thing to MUCH longer to get thru the court process then our straight adoptions did. I think Rachel became an adoptive placement only three months after coming to us as a foster child so at that point she was legally free to adopt but it still took over a year to get the court date to finalize. As for the post placement study some state require that it not be filed UNTIL after a certain period (in CA and RI it's six months) but other states allow for a shorter postplacement observation period. You really should just check your state statutes or call the court and ask about the requirements for the specific kind of adoption you are doing.
lisa
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