When you adopt a baby do you have to go to court?

no, you do not have to go to court to adopt a baby because no one really owns the baby aymore.

From someone who has adopted: Yes you have to go to court and appear before a judge to adopt. You and your spouse, if you are married, have to be sworn in and tell the court that you want to be the child's parents. The judge then either grants the adoption or denies it.