Citation-Freedom From Parental Custody And Control {SB-9003}

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY TELEPHONE NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: ATTORNEY FOR (Name): STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME: FAX NO.: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO IN THE MATTER OF PETITION OF: CITATION - FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CASE NUMBER: To__________________________________________________________________________________ and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of minor person(s) named _________________________________________________________________ By order of this Court you are hereby cited and advised that you may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department_________,__________________________________________________________________________ Address of the above-entitled court on ______________________________________ ___at _________ am/pm of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of (his/her) (their) parents according to the petition on file herein. If the Court finds that the interest of the minor(s) requires his or her protection, the Court shall appoint counsel to represent the minor(s). Such counsel shall be appointed whether or not the minor(s) is able to afford counsel. If you appear without counsel and are unable to afford counsel, the Court shall appoint counsel for you if you request appointed counsel. The purpose of this action, to free the minor(s) from the custody of (his/her) (their) parent(s), is to permit the adoption of said minor(s) to a suitable adopting parent. The Court may continue these proceedings, not to exceed thirty (30) days, as necessary to appoint counsel and enable counsel to become familiar with these proceedings. Given under my hand and seal of the Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino, State of California, this ___________ day of ______________________________, _________. Clerk, by ________ (SEAL) Clerk, by ____________________________________ , Deputy SB-9003 ABF 13-9003-301 Revised 6/17/2016 CITATION ­ FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL Family Code §7800 Page 1 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com PROOF OF SERVICE 1. 2. At the time of service I was at least 18 years of age and not a party to this proceeding. I served copies of the Citation for a. Person cited (name):________________________________________________ b. Person served: (1) person in item 2a (2) other (specify name and title or relationship to the person named in item 2a): _____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ c. Address (specify): __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I served the person named in item 2 a. by personally delivering the copies (1) on (date): ________________________ (2) at (time):______________________ b. by mailing the copies to the person served, addressed as shown in item 2c, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, (1) on (date):____________________________ (2) from (city): ______________________________________ c. with two copies of the Notice and acknowledgement of Receipt-Civil and a postage-paid return envelope addressed to me. (Attach completed Notice and Acknowledgement of Receipt-Civil (form POS-015).) d. to an address outside California with return receipt requested. (Attach completed return receipt.) e. other (specify other manner of service, and the authorizing code section and order of the court):____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. a. Person serving (name, address, and telephone number):___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fee for service: $_____________ Not a registered California process server. Exempt from registration under Business and Professions Code section 22350(b) Registered California process server. Employee or independent contractor. Registration No. (specify): ______________________________________________________________________ (1) County (specify): ______________________________________ (2) Expiration (date):______________________ b. c. d. e. f. g. 5. 6. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. I am a California Sheriff and I certify that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: ________________________________________ (SIGNATURE OF PERSON SERVING) SB-9003 ABF-13-9003-301 Revised 4/6/2016 CITATION ­ FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com