Waukesha County

Foreign Adoption

Foreign adoptions are the result of the adopting parties working with an adoption agency in the U.S. to adopt a child from a foreign country.  This matter is handled in the Juvenile Court and is filed at the Juvenile Center at 521 Riverview Avenue, Waukesha.

Below you will find basic instructions for handling your court matter and most of the forms you will need to get from the beginning to the end of the process.

 

Foreign Adoption Packet

Number

Name

Instructions

Downloads

Link

JC-1645  Petition for Adoption - Child/Adult 

PDF 

Word 

JC-1641  Order for Hearing and Investigation - Adoptive Placement/Adoption 

PDF 

Word 

JC-1647  Order for Adoption - Child/Adult 

PDF 

Word 

DPH5022  Report of Adoption 

PDF