IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF _____________________________ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION (FAMILY COURT DIVISION in Philadelphia County) IN RE: ADOPTION OF ______________ (initials only) ADOPTION NO. __________________ FINAL DECREE AND NOW, this _________ day of _______________________ , 20_ , upon consideration of the within Petition and after the hearing thereon, the Court having made an investigation to verify the statements of the Petition and other facts to give the Court full knowledge as to the desirability of the proposed adoption; and the Court, being satisfied, finds that the statements made in the Petition are true, that the needs and welfare of the child proposed to be adopted will be promoted by this adoption, and that all requirements of the Adoption Act have been met, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that this child, ________________________________________ is hereby adopted, (Name of child as written on Foreign Decree) shall be known as ____________________________________________ and shall (Child's name from this time forward) have all the rights of a child and heir of _____________________________. (Adopting Parent(s)) _________________________, and shall be subject to the duties of a child to said adopting parent(s). ____________________________________ J. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com