Fill and Sign the Terminate Parent 497329328 Form

IN THE ___________________ (Name of Court) OF ___________________________ (Name of County), __________________________________ (State) _____________________________________ & ______________________ _______________ PETITIONERS VS. CASE NUMBER _____-______ RESPONDENT ______________________________________ PETITION TO TERMINATE NATURAL FATHER’S PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP Comes now _____________________________ and ____________________________, Petitioners, by and through their attorney, and moves the Court for an order terminating the parent-child relationship between ______________________________, a minor child and _________________________________ , the natural father of said minor child, and as grounds for the termination, would show unto the Court following: I. Petitioner _______________________________ , who is _______ years of age, resides at ______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . II. Petitioner _________________________________, who is _______ years of age, resides at ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . Petitioners _______________________________________ and __________________________ are married and the date of their marriage was __________ (date). _______________________, said minor, has resided with Petitioners since _________ (date). III. On _____________ ( date of decree of divorce) , this Court rendered a decree of divorce dissolving the marriage between Petitioner _________________________________ and Respondent ___________________________________. A copy of the divorce decree is attached to this Petition as Exhibit A , and incorporated herein by reference. Petitioner _______________________________________________ was awarded full custody of the parties' minor child, _______________________________, who is now ____ years old. Said male child was born in __________________________________________ (City and State) on _____________ (date). IV. The description and value of all property owned or possessed by said minor child is set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. V. Petitioner __________________________________ was born _____________________ in _______________________________________________________ (City, County and State). He is married to Petitioner _______________________________ , who is the natural mother of the ________________________________, the above-named child. VI. Petitioner __________________________________ , the natural mother of ___________________________________ , said minor child, was born ____________ (date of birth) in __________________________________________________________ (City, County and State) . Petitioner ___________________________________ is married to and currently resides with Petitioner __________________________________ at _______________________ ________________________________________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . VII. Respondent _________________________________ is the natural father of _______________________________________, said minor child. Said Respondent is currently ______ years of age and resides at _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . VIII. This Court has continuing jurisdiction of this suit. IX. Petitioners request that the Court terminate the parent-child relationship between Respondent, the natural father, and the said child for the reason that the natural father has failed to support the child in accordance with Respondent’s ability during a period of ______________ _______________________________________________________ ( e.g., specify time period in months or years) and has offered no financial support of said minor child since ________ (date). X. The termination of the parent-child relationship between the said natural father and the child is in the best interest of the child. WHEREFORE, Petitioners request that: 1. The Court appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of the said minor child, ______________________________________. 2. All necessary and proper parties be cited to appear and answer this Petition; 3. The court enter such temporary orders as the court may find necessary; 4. On final hearing of this proceeding, the Court enter a decree terminating the parent-child relationship between Respondent ________________________________, the natural father of ________________________________, and said ______________________________, the said minor child. 5. The Court grant any other and further relief, at law or in equity that the Court may consider to be in the best interest of the child. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this the _____ day of __________________, 20____. _____ ____________________ and ___________________ Petitioners BY ________________________________ ______________________________ Petitioner’s Attorney State Bar No. 0000 __________________________________ Attorney at law Post Office Box ______ City, State, Zip Code Telephone - ___-___-____ Telefax - ___-___-____