Stepparent Petition

PETITION FOR STEPPARENT ADOPTION

District Court Denver Juvenile Court

County, Colorado

Court Address:

In the Matter of the Petition of:

For the Adoption of a Child

Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address):

Phone Number: E-mail:

FAX Number: Atty. Reg. #:

Case Number: Division Courtroom

The Petitioner being desirous of adopting a child so as to make said child for all intents and purposes the legal child of Petitioner and to render him/her capable of inheriting Petitioner’s estate, states the following facts:

Information about the Petitioner:

Petitioner: (Full Name)

Date of Birth: Race: Place of Birth:

Place of Residence:

City & Zip:

Home Phone #: Work Phone #: Cell #:

Email: Length of Residence in Colorado:

Occupation:

If applicable, maiden name of adopting mother: Date of Marriage/Civil Union:

Petitioner’s place of residence at or about the time of the birth of the child:

Venue is proper in this matter because the Petitioner resides in this county.

The Petitioner has attached as “Attachment A” a current fingerprint-based criminal history records check as required by §19-5-207(2.5)(a)(I)-(IV), C.R.S.

The Petitioner has attached as “Attachment B” the TRAILS background check as required by §19-5-207, C.R.S.

If you have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in any of the following areas, please check the appropriate box and identify for the Court the date of the conviction and if it was a felony or misdemeanor.

child abuse or neglect on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

spousal/partner abuse on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

any crime against a child on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

any crime, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the Court to include an act of domestic violence on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

violation of a Protection/Restraining Order on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

any crime involving violence, rape, sexual assault, or homicide on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

any felony involving physical assault or battery on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

any felony drug-related conviction within the past five years, at a minimum on (date). Felony Misdemeanor

Identify all children of the Petitioner (both natural and adopted and both living and deceased).

Facts concerning the child to be adopted:

(Do not fill in if placement is by an agency or Department of Social Services.)

Full Name: Date of Birth:

Place of Birth: Relationship of child to Petitioner, if any:

Place of Residence:

The child is is not a member or eligible to be a member of an Indian tribe as defined by the Indian Welfare Act. If applicable, name of tribe

Notice of this Petition has been provided to the parent or Indian custodian of the child and to the tribal agent of the tribe, as required by §19-1-126(1)(c), C.R.S.

Reasonable efforts have been made to send notice to the identified persons as follows:

Attach the postal receipts to this Petition, indicating that notice was properly sent. If the postal receipts have not been returned at the time of filing, the postal receipts or copies shall be filed with the Court within 10 days of the filing of this Petition. § 19-1-126(1)(c) C.R.S.

If applicable, inquiries have been made by the County Department of Social Services or child placement agency to determine whether the child is an Indian child as follows:

Full description of the property of said child, if any:

Name and address of the Guardian(s) of the child and estate of said child if any have been appointed:

Name of the agency, if any, to which custody of the child has been given by proper order of the Court:

The child has been in the care and custody of the Petitioner since (date).

The legal custody of said child is with (name).

Information about the Birth Parents of the Child:

Full name of birth father:

Full name of birth mother:

The written consent of the custodial birth parent is or is not attached.

The written consent of the non-custodial birth parent is or is not attached.

The child will not be the subject of a pending dependency and neglect action when the adoption is heard.

If parental rights are relinquished, are terminated, or are being terminated in this action pursuant to §§19-5-101–108, C.R.S., as amended, or parent is deceased, state details:

Wherefore, Petitioner pray that a Decree of Adoption be entered herein declaring said child to be the child of Petitioner and that the name of said child be changed to (full name) and that said child shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges and be subject to all of the obligations now conferred and imposed by law.

By checking this box, I am acknowledging I am filling in the blanks and not changing anything else on the form.

By checking this box, I am acknowledging that I have made a change to the original content of this form.

VERIFICATION

I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of Colorado that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on the day of , , at