SLR 5-9.201: ADOPTION PETITION REQUIREMENT

Every petition for adoption of a minor child must contain at least two (2) facts offered to satisfy the ORS 109.285(1)(d) requirement concerning petitioner’s capacity to take care of the minor child and provide suitable nurture and education. Specifically, parents seeking to adopt must reassure the court with facts pled in the petition that show they are prepared to: (1) maintain sufficient resources to meet the child’s basic needs, and (2) support the child’s physical, intellectual and emotional development.