Fill and Sign the Parent Adopt Form

IN THE _______________________ COURT OF _____________________________ (County), _________________________________________ (State) _________________________________ PETITIONER V. CAUSE NO. ______-______ _________________________________ RESPONDENT ANSWER (or Response) TO PETITION (or Complaint) TO ADOPT CHILD Comes now ____________________________, Respondent herein , and files this Answer to the Petition (or Complaint) to Adopt ___________________________ (name of child), 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) states that that Petitioner is not entitled to adopt the child, __________________________ ___________________________________________ (name of child), on the grounds that __________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ (set forth statutory, financial grounds, and/or other grounds, if any) . 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)