A contested adoption can take years to resolve

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Anatomy of an adoption proceeding on Dipity.

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Contested adoptions

According to court data, there have been just 16 contested adoption cases in 3rd District Court, the state’s largest, since 2005. That count may not include paternity actions filed by unwed biological fathers.On average it took judges in 3rd District Court 535 days to resolve the contested cases between 2005 and 2011. The average number of days last year was 777.

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