ADOPT-230 - Adoption Expenses

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Adoption Expenses

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Form ID: ADOPT-230
Title: Adoption Expenses
Effective Date: 2025-07-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/ADOPT-230
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/adopt230.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/adopt230c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/adopt230k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/adopt230s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/adopt230v.pdf
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Adoption Expenses
(ADOPT-230)
Tells the court what expenses the adoptive parents have paid on behalf of the birth parent(s). Only needed in independent or agency adoptions and can only list expenses that are allowable by law.
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Effective: July 1, 2025
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Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov 
Rev. July 1, 2025, Mandatory Form 
Family Code, § 8610
Adoption Expenses ADOPT-230, Page 1 of 2
ADOPT-230 Adoption Expenses Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Fill in case number if known:
Case Number:
If you are adopting your stepchild, do not fill out this form.
1 a. Your name (adopting parent or parents):
(1)
(2)
b. Address (skip this if you have a lawyer):
Street:
City: State: Zip:
c. Telephone number:
d. Lawyer (if any): (Name, address, telephone number, and State Bar
number):
Check this box if there are more adopting parents. Use a separate 
piece of paper and write “ADOPT-230, Other Adopting Parents” at 
the top and complete a–d. Turn it in with this form. 
2 Name of child after adoption:
3 List services you received that were related to the adoption of the child listed in 2 . Include all medical, hospital,
attorney, legal fees and costs, doctors and physicians, surgeons, licensed adoption agency, or any other person or 
organization that received payment in connection with the birth of the child, expenses, and services received by 
either birth parent or by the child. (Examples of other services provided: prenatal care, transportation, counseling, 
adoption service provider, pregnancy expenses, court filing fees, fingerprinting fees.)
Service
Name and address of 
service provider
How much paid, or 
value of service Payment date
a. $
b. $
c. $
d. $

For your protection and privacy, please press the Clear 
This Form button after you have printed the form.
Rev. July 1, 2025 Adoption Expenses ADOPT-230, Page 2 of 2
Adopting parent or parents:
Case Number:
Service
Name and address of 
service provider
How much paid, or 
value of service Payment date
e. $
f. $
g. $
h. $
i. $
j. $
k. $
l. $
Number of pages attached:
Check this box if you need more space to list the services related to this adoption. Use a separate piece of paper 
and write “ADOPT-230, Item 3—Payment for Services” at the top and include the service, name and address 
of provider, amount paid, and payment date. Turn it in with this form.
4 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that I have listed all payments (or 
anything of value) that I have paid or agreed to pay, or that were paid on my behalf, related to the child I want to 
adopt. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information in this form is 
true and correct, which means that if I lie on this form, I am guilty of a crime.
Date:
Type or print your name
 Signature of adopting parent
Date:
Type or print your name
 Signature of adopting parent
Date:
Type or print your name
 Signature of adopting parent

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  Form ID: ADOPT-230 Title: Adoption Expenses Effective Date: 2025-07-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/ADOPT-230 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/adopt230.pdf Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.go…

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  adoption service provider, pregnancy expenses, court filing fees, fingerprinting fees.) Service Name and address of service provider How much paid, or value of service Payment date a. $ b. $ c. $ d. $ For your protection and privacy, please press the Clear This Form button after you have printed the form. …