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 STEP-PARENT ADOPTION
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Your responses and directions, taken from this form,will be used to generate the 'signature ready' documents*, required to file and process a Texas Step-parent adoption including termination of the natural father/mother's rights, and returned to you ready for filing at your local courthouse, along with the procedural information & guidelines necessary to process the paperwork without a lawyer - including all of the following required documents: *(any omissions in your form submission, will result in blank spaces to be completed by the customer prior to filing.

Your Signature Ready Paperwork, (ready to be filed at your local courthouse), will be return mailed to you by E-Mail attachment (for most immediate access) and/or US Postal within  72 hours of receipt of your completed form and payment of the $250.00 processing fee. [Most within *48 hours) Overnight Fed Ex return delivery of hard copies is also available (Your credit card will be billed directly by Fed Ex for their delivery service).

*Order 'instantly' on line: Order your documents 3 ways with this one form:
1. Online instant ordering with credit card payment;
2. Faxing the form with your choice of payment options; or
3. Point, Click & Print the form for 'snail' mailing or faxing to our office.
Documents are return e-mailed to you as attachments within 72 hours [Most within*48 hours] of receipt of order and verification of payment.


Your information will be held in the strictest confidence. We do not 'sell' our customer's names or information to 'mailing lists' or 'marketers', and do not release any information to anyone other than the customer without prior written consent from the customer.


INFORMATION FORM: TEXAS STEP-PARENT ADOPTION:

Information About the Filing Parents (Mother/Step-Father)

ADOPTING MOTHER'S INFORMATION

What is your (the adopting Mother's) full legal name?

What is your social security number?
What is the state and number of your driver's license? 
What is your date of birth?
How old are you?

What is your address?
 Street Address
 City
County, State, Zip
Your E-mail address
Your Telephonenumber [include area code]
Are you in the Military?
No Yes

Name of Employer:
What is theadopting father's full legal name?

What is the father's social security number?
What is the state and number of the adopting father's driver's license? 
What is the adopting father's date of birth?
How old is adopting father?
Is adopting Father in the Military?
No Yes

How long has/have the child/children resided with the adopting parents?

Information About The Biological father (Father/Mother)

**Fill in as much information as you have for the biological parent ***

What is the biological father's full legal name?

father's date of birth?
 father's Age?


 State and number of driver's license?

What is the Parent's address?
 Street Address
 City
County, State, Zip
 Telephone number [include area code]
What is the biological mother's full legal name?

mother's date of birth?
 mother's Age?


 State and number of driver's license?

What is the Parent's address?
 Street Address
 City
County, State, Zip
 Telephone number [include area code]
 Name of Employer (if known)
Is the Parent in the Military?
 No
Yes

BIOLOGICAL FATHER'S STATUS:

 Father is on child's birth certificate
 Probable Father

 Presumed Father (Parent's were married BUT Father is NOT on birth certificate)
 Father is unknown

 Parental rights already terminated

Is the biological parent consenting to termination of his/her parental rights?
 Yes

 No

Are the whereabouts of the biological parent unknown (missing)?
 Yes
 No

Is the biological parent deceased (must have death certificate)?
 Yes
 No

Date of Death?

Place of Death?(City/State)

Were the natural parents ever married?
 Yes
 No

What date were you married to the natural father?

What City were you married in?

What State were you married in?

What date where you divorced?

  • HOW DO YOU WANT THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER "SERVED" (NOTIFIED)?
     He is agreeing to the adoption (no service required)
     His parental rights have already been terminated (no service required)

     He is deceased (no service required)
     Service By Sheriff
     Service By Certified Mail

     Service By Publication (Identity Unknown or Whereabouts Unknown (Missing))

    CHILD(REN)'S INFORMATION:
    Child's Name

    Date of Birth Child's Age
    Male Female
    Place of Birth? (City/State)
     Social Security Number

    Child's Name

    Date of Birth Child's Age
    Male Female
    Place of Birth? (City/State)
     Social Security Number

    Child's Name

    Date of Birth Child's Age
    Male Female
    Place of Birth? (City/State)
     Social Security Number

    ARE THERE ANY COURT ORDERS ON ANY OF THE ABOVE CHILDREN?
    Yes
    No

    IF YES - PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
    Title of Order (i.e.Agreed Final Decree of Divorce)

    County and State where order was issued
    Court that issued the order (i.e. 810th District, County Court etc.)
    Case/Order Number
    Date order was issued

    Does the mother have joint or sole physical custody?
     No court orders for custody
     Mother is Joint Managing Conservator
     Mother is Sole Managing Conservator

    Where the father's parental rights terminated by the court?
     Yes
     No

    Is the father court ordered to pay child support?
     Yes
     No

    If Court ordered; child support is:
     None: There is no court order for child support
     Current (paid as ordered)
     Delinquent in the amount of
     Never paid any child support even though court ordered

    Does the father have court ordered visitation?:
     No: There is no court ordered visitation
    Yes: Father has visitation
    Yes: Father has only supervised visitation

    INFORMATION ABOUT REASON FOR TERMINATION OF THE BOILOGICAL PARENT'S RIGHTS AND ADOPTION:
    [SELECT ANY OR ALL OF THE APPLICABLE GROUNDS (from the Texas Statutes):
    that the parent has:
     (A)voluntarily left the child alone or in the possession of another not the parent and expressed an intent not to return;

     voluntarily left the child alone or in the possession of another not the parent without expressing an intent to return, without providing for the adequate support of the child, and remained away for a period of at least three months;

     voluntarily left the child alone or in the possession of another without providing adequate support of the child and remained away for a period of at least six months;

     knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the child to remain in conditions or surroundings which endanger the physical or emotional well-being of the child;

    engaged in conduct or knowingly placed the child with persons who engaged in conduct which endangers the physical or emotional well-being of the child;

     failed to support the child in accordance with the parent's ability during a period of one year ending within six months of the date of the filing of the petition;

     abandoned the child without identifying the child or furnishing means of identification, and the child's identity cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence;

    voluntarily, and with knowledge of the pregnancy, abandoned the mother of the child beginning at a time during her pregnancy with the child and continuing through the birth, failed to provide adequate support or medical care for the mother during the period of abandonment before the birth of the child, and remained apart from the child or failed to support the child since the birth; contumaciously refused to submit to a reasonable and lawful order of a court under Chapter 264 ; been the major cause of:

    •  (i) the failure of the child to be enrolled in school as required by the Education Code; or
    •  (ii) the child's absence from the child's home without the consent of the parents or guardian for a substantial length of time or without the intent to return;

     executed before or after the suit is filed an unrevoked or irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights as provided by the Texas Family Code;

     been convicted or has been placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for being criminally responsible for the death or serious injury of a child under the following sections of the Penal Code or adjudicated under Title 3 for conduct that caused the death or serious injury of a child and that would constitute a violation of one of the following Penal Code sections:


    • (i)Section 19.02 (murder);
    • (ii) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
    • (iii) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);
    • (iv) Section 22.01 (assault);
    • (v) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
    • (vi) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
    • (vii) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
    • (viii) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual);
    • (ix) Section 22.041 (abandoning or endangering child);
    • (x) Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual conduct);
    • (xi) Section 43.25 (sexual perform ance by a child); and
    • (xii) Section 43.26 (possession or promotion of child pornography);

    Does the biological father visit or provide support for the child(ren)?
    Explain how much support and how often he visits the children, etc.:

    Why do you want to have parental rights terminated?
    ie: parent has drug or alcohol addiction (give details ie: how long addiction, parent is in jail, parent is on probation/parole and what for - when etc.

    Is/was the parent abusive to the child when the child is with them?
    explain when, where, how:

    Is/was the child neglected when with the parent(s)?
    Explain how example: didn't go to school, left alone, around drugs and addicts etc.

    Does the child use the step-father's surname "informally"?
    Yes
    No

    Does the child consider the step-parent to be "Daddy" ?
    Yes No


    IF THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE FATHER ARE UNKOWN:

    TO HAVE A PARENT NOTIFIED BY PUBLICATION - WHEN THEY ARE "MISSING", You must have made an honest effort to locate them and tell the court what you have done. example: "I have called his mother but she hasn't heard from him in 6 months, or his mother has moved and is not listed in the directory. I have called the last place he was employed but he is gone and left no forwarding. I have contacted all of his relatives and friends but no body knows where he is. I have checked the phone directories in the area and he's not in it.

    LIST EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE PERSON: What you have done to find the person:


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    TEXAS RESIDENTS: [Includes TX state sales tax of $12.29 included below]

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    National Divorce & Bankruptcy Center Center
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    Phone: (940) 337-4129

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