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Adoption

A child becomes available for adoption when a court has terminated the rights of a child’s birth parents, or those rights have been relinquished. Local adoptive parents are trained foster parents for the children of Phillips County who have completed the foster care / adoption certification process in order to adopt. It is important to note that once a child is adopted, they are a part of your family permanently and legally.

Process
The process of becoming an adoptive parent is similar to the process of becoming a foster parent. Contact the foster care coordinator in the Phillips County Department of Human Services to set up a meeting. The coordinator will help you learn more and guide you through the process of certification when you are ready. There are several straight forward steps to becoming a foster-to-adopt parent:

  • Contact the Phillips County Department of Human Services foster care coordinator
  • Complete and submit an application and all required documents
  • Attend the state-mandated foster parent training class
  • Participate in a comprehensive foster family assessment, performed by the Phillips County foster care coordinator


Visit the co4kids.org website for more information, OR
C​​​​​ontact Foster Care Coordinator Lori Lundgren at lori.lundgren@state.co.us or at 970-854-2280, ext. 101.

Accessibility Statement

Phillips County is committed to providing equitable access to our services to all. Our ongoing accessibility effort works towards being in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, level AA criteria. These guidelines not only help make technology accessible to users with sensory, cognitive and mobility disabilities, but ultimately to all users, regardless of ability. Our efforts are just part of a meaningful change in making services inclusive and accessible. We welcome comments on how to improve our technology’s accessibility for users with disabilities and for requests for accommodations on phillipscounty.colorado.gov.

 

References:

  • Colorado Information Security Policies (CISPs)
  • Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
  • C.R.S. 24-85-104, ARTICLE 85. "Information Technology Access For Individuals Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired"
  • HB21-1110 - “Colorado Laws For Persons With Disabilities”
  • SB23-244 - “Updates to Technology Accessibility” - Includes rulemaking abilities in OIT for accessibility
  • Worldwide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level A and AA

 

Accessibility Feedback and Accommodation

 

If you have any questions, need to submit feedback, or need to request reasonable accommodations, please contact us.

 

Email: ap@phillipscounty.co
Phone: (970) 854-3778
In-person: 
                 Phillips County Courthouse - Administration Office
                 221 S. Interocean Ave., Holyoke, CO 80734

 

In order to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please provide as much detail as possible, including: 

  •  - The nature of the accessibility feedback or request
  • - The URL (web address) of the page or pages in question
  • - The specific information sought, and
  • - The individual’s email address or phone number for a response