Adoptions can be both challenging and extremely rewarding ventures. In general, most folks in the Hermiston or Pendleton area are adopting children who are either related, or close family friends. There is an extensive procedure for adoption, including, but not limited to: filing a petition (which breaks down, who may file, jurisdiction, venue, what to file, petition content, adoption report form, financial disclosure statement, medical history of child and birth parents, appointment of temporary guardian, home study report form agency) and thereafter requires service on DHS, on parents of adoptee and others, and specific postings that must be made. There are evidentiary considerations and specific requirements for a judgment.
We are not currently accepting clients for adoption cases.