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IN THE ______________________ COURT OF _______________________ (County), _____________________________________ (State) ________________________________ PETITIONER V. CAUSE NO. ______-______ _________________________________ RESPONDENT ANSWER (or Response) TO COMPLAINT (or Petition) Comes now ______________________, Respondent herein , and files this Answer to the Complaint (or Petition) filed against her in this cause , and would state in support thereof the following: 1. Respondent admits the allegations contained in Paragraph 1 of the Petition. 2. Respondent denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 2 of the Petition. 3. Respondent lacks sufficient information or belief to admit or deny the allegations contained in Paragraph 3 of the Petition, and denies those allegations on that ground. 4. In response to Paragraph 4, Respondent admits that _____________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ (set forth allegation admitted) , but Respondent denies all of the remaining allegations contained in Paragraph 4. 5. In response to Paragraph 5 of the Petition, Respondent denies on information and belief that ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ( set forth allegation denied on information belief) , and denies all of the remaining allegations contained in Paragraph 5. 6. In answer to Paragraph 6 of the Petition, Respondent lacks sufficient information or belief to admit or deny that _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (set forth allegation as to which Respondent lacks sufficient information or belief to admit or deny) , and denies that allegation on that ground. Respondent denies all of the remaining allegations contained in Paragraph 6. AND, NOW, having answered each and every allegation contained in the _________________ (Petition or Complaint) of ________________________________, (Petitioner or Plaintiff) , the undersigned __________________________________ (Respondent or Defendant) would show unto the Court the following, to - wit: I. Respondent was divorced from _______________________________ (Petitioner or Plaintiff) , the father of the child, by order of _________________________________ ______________ (name of court) on the ___ day of ________________, 20___, and in __________________ (date, i.e., year) found herself financially unable to care for her children properly, including the child, __________________________________ (name of child), and also her other children. II. [Set forth details required by statute establishing lack of consent or abandonment. An example could be the following: Respondent voluntarily placed all three of her children temporarily with the ___________________________________________ (e.g., Children's Home) in _____________________________________________ ____________________ (C ity, County, S tate), to remain there until such time as she could thereafter find herself financially able to care for the children. She did not surrender her rights to reclaim custody of the children. At no time has she given authority to________________________________________________ (e.g., Children's Home) or to Petitioner to place any of the children for adoption. She has never intended to abandon her child, ________________________________ (name of child). She has not and does not now consent to the adoption of her child _______________________________ (name of child)] WHEREFORE, Respondent respectfully requests that the ___________________ (Petition or Complaint) should be dismissed, with prejudice, at the cost of ________________________________________________ (Petitioner or Plaintiff) , an d further requests such other, additional, and different relief as to the court may seem just and proper. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, this the of _______________, 20____. ______________________________ RESPONDENT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of this document was ( ) mailed ( ) faxed and mailed ( ) hand delivered to the person(s) listed below on ________________ (Date). . _______________________________________ (Petitioner) or Attorney for ___________________________________ (Petitioner) Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Fax Number: ____________________________________ RESPONDENT Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone Number: Fax Number: STATE OF _________________________________ COUNTY OF__________________________ Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on ________________ (Date) by _______________________________________ (Respondent). _________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC (Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary) Personally known Produced identification Type of identification produced (Oath may vary by state)