Application for simple adoption of an adult by an individual

1. Print the form
2. Fill the form
3. Date and sign the form
4. Attach the documents supporting documents
5. Submit or send by letter RAR: titleContent the form and supporting documents at the court of your domicile

The adopter shall attach to his application the documents following:

• Consent to the adoption of the adopted act before a notary or before a French consular or diplomatic agent
• Consent to adoption by the spouse of the adopter
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the adoptive parent's birth certificate (or less than 6 months if the birth certificate is issued by a foreign authority)
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the adopted child's birth certificate (or less than 6 months if the birth certificate is issued by a foreign authority)
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the birth certificate of the adoptive spouse or Civil partnership partner (or less than 6 months if the birth certificate is issued by a foreign authority)

• Photocopy of the adoptive and adopted family booklets (marriage and children pages even if they are blank)
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the birth certificate of the adoptive parent's children, if any (or less than 6 months old if issued by a foreign authority)
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the adoptive parent's marriage certificate if married (or less than 6 months old if issued by a foreign authority)
• Copy of certificate of Civil partnerships: titleContent of the adoptive parent if it has passed
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the birth certificate of the adoptive spouse or Civil partnership partner if married or in the past
• If the adoptive parent is married, a statement that he or she is “neither legally separated, nor divorced, nor in the process of divorce”
• Details on the choice of the adopted person's name
• Consent of the adopted person to change his/her name, if any (addition or substitution of the name of the adopter to that of the adopted person). This consent can be made on free paper
• Certification on honor that the adoption requested is not likely to jeopardize family life if the adopter already has one or more children
• Opinion of the adoptive parent's adult children on the proposed adoption. If the children of the adoptive parent are minors, their age and the relationship with the adoptive parent should be specified

If the adopted adult is married or linked by a Civil partnership :

• Full copy less than 3 months old of the marriage certificate if the adopted adult is married
• Copy of Civil partnership certificate if adopted adult has a Civil partnership
• Full copy less than 3 months old of the birth certificate of the adopted adult's spouse or Civil partnership partner, if they are married or married
• Single letter from the adoptee's Civil partnership partner or partner commenting on the project with a double-sided copy (both sides) of their proof of identity

If the adopted adult has children :

• Full copy less than 3 months old of the birth certificate of the adopted adult's child(ren), if any
• Consent of the adopted person's children, if they are over 13 years of age, to change their name

The court can always request additional documents, depending on the personal situation of the adoptive parent.

The notice no. 52187#03 outlines the process to be followed.

The hearing, if the judge deems it useful, takes place in council chamber. You are summoned by post or by email to the address indicated in your request.

At the hearing, the judge hears your explanations, examines the documents provided to him and asks the questions he considers useful.

Its task is to verify that the conditions for adoption are met and that it is in the best interests of the adopted adult.

The judgment shall be delivered in open court.

You receive a copy of the decision rendered, by the Registry of the Judicial Tribunal.