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In Pennsylvania, stepparent adoptions are filed in Orphans' Court under Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 23, Part III. Pennsylvania has 67 counties, and our document package is customized specifically for your county's requirements and forms. Each county may have slightly different procedures or supplemental forms, and we know exactly what each one requires because we've helped families file in every county in Pennsylvania.
Stepparent adoption in Pennsylvania at a glance
- Court
- Orphans' Court
- Residency before filing
- No minimum period
- Typical timeline
- 3-6 months
- Court filing fee
- $200-$500
- Child must consent at age
- 12
- Home study
- Usually waived for stepparents
- Pennsylvania families we've helped
- 1,250
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