With the presence of the family head, relatives of the son who was to be adopted, and one who was able to function as the family head, Ometsuke (chief inspector of the Edo shogunate) made the confirmation for daimyo families, and for Hatamoto (a direct retainer of the shogun family) or Gokennin (also a direct retainer of the shogun family but ranked lower than Hatamoto), kashira (head) or shihai of the Hatamoto or Gokenin group (when no kashira or shihai was available, it was carried out by Metsuke [inspector of foot soldiers] officer) made the confirmation.
大名家の場合には大目付が、旗本・御家人の場合には所属する頭・支配（不在の場合には目付が代行）が、当主及び養子予定者の親族遠類及び当主の同役などが立ち会った上で確認が行われた。