Fill and Sign the Petition Adopt Form

IN THE _______________________COURT OF _____________________________ (County), _________________________________________ (State)_________________________________PETITIONERV.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), and 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) orAttorney for __________________________________ (Petitioner)Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Fax Number: __________________________RESPONDENTAddress: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)