Petition For Stepparent Adoption {JDF 502}

JDF 502 R1-18 PETITION FOR STEPPARENT ADOPTION Page 1 of 3 District Court Denver Juvenile Court County, Colorado Court Address: In the Matter of the Petition of: (name of person seeking to adopt) F or the Adoption of a Child COURT USE ONLY Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): Phone Number: E-mail: FAX Number: Atty. Reg. #: Case Number: Division Courtroom PETITION FOR STEPPARENT ADOPTION 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 Petitioner222s 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: Petitioner222s place of residence at or about the time of the birth of the child: Street Address City State Zip Code Venue is proper in this matter because the Petitioner resides in this county. The Petitioner has attached as 223Attachment A224 a current fingerprint-based criminal history records check as required by 24719-5-207(2.5)(a)(I)-(IV), C.R.S. The Petitioner has attached as 223Attachment B224 the TRAILS background check as required by 24719-5-207, 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). FelonyMisdemeanor spousal/partner abuse on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor any crime against a child on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor any crime, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the Court to include an act of domestic violence on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor violation of a Protection/Restraining Order on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor any crime involving violence, rape, sexual assault, or homicide on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com JDF 502 R1-18 PETITION FOR STEPPARENT ADOPTION Page 2 of 3 any felony involving physical assault or battery on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor any felony drug-related conviction within the past five years, at a minimum on (date). FelonyMisdemeanor Identify all children of the Petitioner (both natural and adopted and both living and deceased). Full Name of Child Full Name of Child 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 24719-1-126(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 within10days of the filing of this Petition. 247 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: American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com JDF 502 R1-18 PETITION FOR STEPPARENT ADOPTION Page 3 of 3 Full name of birth father: Street Address City State Zip Code Full name of birth mother: Street Address City State Zip Code 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 24724719-5-101 226 108, 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. 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