Though it is not common knowledge that the Maricopa County Attorney's Office handles uncontested adoptions, our Adoptions Bureau employees don't need headlines; they need only smiles, just like the one on the lucky adopted child pictured here.

Our Adoptions personnel prepare legal paperwork for adoptive parents, file adoption petitions and represent the adoptive parents at all court hearings. Since 2000, over 2,500 adoptions have been completed by our office, including relative adoptions, private adoptions, international adoptions and other agency placements. We hope that our representation makes adoption more affordable, as there is no cost for our service. Prospective adoptive parents need to pay only the adoption agency fees.

If you are a prospective adoptive parent and would like more information about the adoption process, a PDF version of our Adoption Brochure is available for download, or you can call us at (480) 969-1551.