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Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Jeannine Baker, an adoption assessor is sworn in at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month poceedings on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Adoptive families and others gather for a photo on the courthouse steps after adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Sazah (OKAY) Markovich looks down at a pendant that was a gift, it included the date of her adoption to Todd and Jodi Markovich and was presented to her after adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.William Anderson smiles at his newly adopted daughter Janiyah (OKAY) 2 is legally pronounced an Anderson during adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Christopher Markovich holds a balloon during a balloon launch after adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.James Allen smiles alongside his wife Denise as the judge proclaims Vada,8 legally their daughter during the adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Judge James Fredericka smiles as he poses for photos with Desi Allen 12 and her newly adopted sister Vada 8 after adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
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Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Judge James Fredericka speaks during adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Sisters Desi Allen 12 and her newly adopted sister Vada 8 hold the gavel as they smile for photos after adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Katie Rickman | The Vindicator.Vada Allen 8 turns and smiles as she is declared legally the daughter of James and Denise Allen during adoption proceedings at the Trumbull Country Courthouse during Adoption Month celebrations on Friday, November 13, 2015.