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The Family Court Surrender Forms page provides forms used when a parent voluntarily surrenders a child in foster care for adoption. It includes both court‑supervised and extra‑judicial surrender documents.

Forms include:

  • Notice of Proceeding
  • Caseworker affirmation about who must be notified
  • Order directing service
  • Petition to approve an extra‑judicial surrender

Supporting documents:

  • Affirmation by an agency employee who witnessed the surrender
  • Affirmation by an independent witness
  • Arrangements for supportive counseling
  • Confirmation that counseling was provided

The process ends with a court order approving or denying the surrender.

Post‑surrender forms include:

  • Petition and order to review whether a condition in a conditional surrender was not met
  • Petition and order to review a possible violation of a post‑adoption contact agreement