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Ramsey County Marks Adoption Day With 35 Adoptions

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Nov 20, 2009 5:04 pm US/Central

Ramsey County Marks Adoption Day With 35 Adoptions

ST. PAUL (AP) ― Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony.
  
Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juvenile and Family Justice Center in St. Paul. There are more adoptees than there are families because a number of the children are siblings who will remain together in their new homes.
  
The ceremony will also serve as an opportunity to learn more about the adoption process. At any given time, Ramsey County typically has 80 to 90 children in need of permanent homes.
  
National Adoption Day is part of a larger movement by courts and communities in all 50 states. Last year, there were 325 events and 4,300 adoptions finalized nationwide.

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