Every year, November is recognized as a month to acknowledge and appreciate the life-changing benefits of adoption. In 1998, it was created as an extension of Adoption Week, which promoted the need for adoptive families to help the ever-growing number of children in foster care. Today, the month of November not only brings awareness and appreciation to adoptive families, but advocates for children needing homes. Adoption agencies and organizations take time in November to encourage businesses and programs to promote adoption throughout their communities.
The Clerk’s Office regularly processes adoption cases from opening petition to Final Judgment. Each year, our office opens dozens of adoption cases and assists in processes filings. Many children (and even adults!) are adopted into loving families through the help of our courts, clerks, and judges. If you or someone you know is considering adoption, more information can be found at our website at collierclerk.com/court-divisions/family-law/adoption/
