In order for an adoption to become legal, all parties required to give consent must receive notice of the hearing and a standard petition must be filed. A hearing will be held and the judge will consider all the information provided. If the adoptive parents are deemed to be fit and all the proper consent has been obtained, the judge will then likely grant the petition and an order will be issued. If the adoptive parents want to legally change the child's name, it should be included in the order as well.