National Adoption Day 2023
On Saturday, November 21, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., the Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin, will host National Adoption Day with the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency, Lilliput Children Services, Aspiranet, Parents by Choice, and Family Connections Christian Adoptions. This year’s event will celebrate and finalize adoptions for eight families and 14 foster children.
This event will be presided over by Judges Barbara A. Kronlund and Michael D. Coughlan and will begin with a brief welcome and introduction. Judge Kronlund stated, “This is truly a win-win opportunity. New families are created before noon; deserving children are given forever homes, knowing they are truly wanted and truly loved. These children can begin to live the lives they deserve and so desperately want — as the beautiful children they are — with families they can depend on and with whom they can create loving memories.”
Volunteers from the Court and participating agencies work together to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage more families and individuals to provide children with permanent homes through adoption.
National Adoption Day has been celebrated across the nation on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to raise awareness of the more than 120,000 children and youth in foster care waiting to find permanent and loving families. Over the past 21 years, the nationwide collective effort of judges, lawyers, court staff, foster professionals, child advocates, sheriff personnel, and many others has helped make the dreams of more than 7,500 children and youth come true by finalizing adoptions on this special day.
For your convenience, here is information regarding the event:
- Begins at 9:00 a.m., Department 3D
- Court opens to families at 8:15 a.m.
- Welcome/Introduction: Judges Barbara A. Kronlund and Michael D. Coughlan
- Stockton Courthouse — 180 E. Weber Ave., Stockton, CA 95202
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only invited guests and members of the press may attend in person. The adoption finalization proceedings will be live-streamed on the Superior Court’s YouTube channel so the public may watch this uplifting event.