Form AD.2.1, Order For Home Study Assessment, is a Probate Court of Summit County, Ohio order that appoints a qualified person to investigate a proposed adoption placement and report to the Court. It is entered upon application of the prospective parent(s) and carries an attorney approval line. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the original PDF is published by the Summit County Probate Court at summitohioprobate.com.
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What is AD.2.1?
Form AD.2.1, Order For Home Study Assessment, is the Probate Court of Summit County, Ohio form that appoints a qualified person to make an independent investigation of a proposed adoption placement and to file a report of it with the Court.
The form is a short court order, not an application. Its heading carries the caption ADOPTION OF: and a CASE NO. line, and its body states that, upon application of the prospective parent(s), the Court appoints a named qualified person to investigate the proposed placement for purposes of adoption. The order closes with the words "IT IS SO ORDERED," the printed name of Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer, and an APPROVED: line for the attorney.
The form is issued by the Summit County Probate Court and is published among the forms on the Court's website. The Court's forms page asks users to complete its forms on a computer and print them so that they are legible and accurate, and it says Adobe Reader DC is required for the form fields to fill correctly.
Form AD.2.1 is a county probate court order. It is not a property valuation or tax document, and it is not issued by a county assessor's office.
Who needs to file AD.2.1?
The form is used in an adoption case in the Probate Court of Summit County, Ohio, when a home study of the proposed placement is to be ordered.
- Prospective parent(s): the order is made upon their application, as the form's text states.
- Attorney: the form has an APPROVED: line for an attorney, so counsel in the case approves the order before it goes to the Court.
- Appointed person: the order names one qualified person who makes the independent investigation and files the report with the Court. That person does not complete the form.
- The Court: the form prints the name of Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer under the order language.
The form identifies the case by the ADOPTION OF: caption and the CASE NO. line, so it belongs to a case already identified with the Court. The form itself does not say who may sign for another person or who may act as the appointed person beyond "a qualified person."
When to file AD.2.1
The order is used when the prospective parent(s) have applied and the Court is to appoint a qualified person to investigate the proposed adoption placement. That application is the triggering event the form names. No due date, filing window or processing time is printed on Form AD.2.1, and the Court's forms page gives none for it. For timing questions in a specific case, contact the Summit County Probate Court through its website.
How to fill out AD.2.1
Open the PDF in Adobe Reader DC
The Summit County Probate Court says Adobe Reader DC is required for its form fields to fill correctly. If a browser will not open a form, download it first.
Enter the adoption caption
At the top, complete ADOPTION OF: to identify the adoption the order concerns.
Enter the case number
Fill in the CASE NO. line with the number of the Probate Court case.
Name the qualified person
In the order text, enter the name of the qualified person the Court appoints to make the independent investigation of the proposed placement and file the report.
Complete the attorney approval line
Under APPROVED:, provide the attorney's information as the form requests. The judge's name, Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer, is already printed.
Review, download and print
Check every entry for accuracy and legibility, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF. The Court asks that forms be printed from a computer-completed file.
How to submit AD.2.1
Form AD.2.1 prints no filing address, portal or deadline, so no channel is named on the document. The Summit County Probate Court publishes it on its forms page, and that page directs users to complete the forms on a computer and print them.
- Completing the form: the Court states that Adobe Reader DC is required for the form fields to fill properly. A generic PDF viewer built into an operating system may fill the fields incorrectly.
- Browsers: the Court notes that a software bug in Google Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave) and Safari may keep some form packets from opening. Individual forms should open normally; packets should be downloaded first and opened in Adobe Reader DC. Mozilla Firefox with the Adobe Reader DC extension is recommended.
- Delivery to the Court: because the form names no method, confirm how and where to present the signed order with the Summit County Probate Court or the attorney handling the adoption.
FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the Court's own channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Handwriting the order instead of completing it on a computer and printing it; the Court asks for computer-completed, printed forms so they are legible and accurate.
- Filling the PDF in a generic viewer instead of Adobe Reader DC, which the Court says is required for the form fields to fill correctly.
- Opening a form packet directly in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Safari; the Court says packets must be downloaded and opened in Adobe Reader DC.
- Leaving the line for the appointed person blank, when the order is meant to appoint a named qualified person.
- Omitting the ADOPTION OF: caption or the CASE NO. line, which identify the case the order belongs to.
- Skipping the APPROVED: attorney line before the order goes to the Court.
- Treating Form AD.2.1 as an assessor or property tax form; it is an adoption order of the Probate Court.
Frequently asked questions
What is Form AD.2.1, Order For Home Study Assessment?
It is a Probate Court of Summit County, Ohio order that appoints a qualified person to make an independent investigation of a proposed adoption placement and file a report with the Court. It is entered upon application of the prospective parent(s).
Is Form AD.2.1 a Summit County assessor form?
No. Form AD.2.1 is issued by the Summit County Probate Court for adoption cases. It is not a property valuation or tax form, and it is not published by a county assessor's office.
Who is appointed by this order?
The form appoints "a qualified person" whose name is written into the order text. That person makes the independent investigation of the proposed placement for purposes of adoption and files a report with the Court.
Does the form need an attorney's approval?
The form has an APPROVED: line for an attorney, so counsel's approval is part of the document as printed. The judge's name, Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer, is printed below the order language.
Do I need Adobe Reader to fill out the Summit County Probate Court forms?
The Court says Adobe Reader DC is required for its forms to fill properly, and that a generic PDF viewer may fill fields incorrectly. If Chrome, Edge, Brave or Safari will not open a packet, download it and open it in Adobe Reader DC.
Does Form AD.2.1 have a deadline?
No deadline is printed on it. The order is used when the prospective parent(s) have applied and the Court appoints the person who will make the home study. For case-specific timing, contact the Summit County Probate Court.
Can I fill out Form AD.2.1 online on FillingPDF?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service, is not connected to the Court, and does not file or deliver the order; follow the Court's own channels.
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