Petition To Determine Parental Rights Of Alleged Natural Father {VN205}

VN205 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name and Address) Telephone Number FOR COURT USE ONLY ATTORNEY FOR (Name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA 4353 E. VINEYARD AVE, OXNARD, CA. 93036 IN THE MATTER OF: PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER AND TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER (Step-Parent Adoption) [FC 7630, 7660 et seq.] CASE NUMBER: (Use this form only when step-father is seeking to adopt the child, there is no presumed father, and you have not already served the alleged father with notice of paternity) The petitioner alleges the following facts are true: 1. 2. 3. Petitioner is (name) __________________________________________________________________________. The minor child's name is:_____________________________________________________________________. The child was born on ___________________________, in (county, state, country) _______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________. 4. 5. 6. 7. _____________________________________________________________________ is the mother of the child. Petitioner is currently the step-father and the prospective adoptive father of the minor child and petitioner is currently married to the mother of the child. The mother has consented to, or proposes to consent to, the adoption of the minor. The child does not have a presumed father under either Family Code sections 7540 et seq., 7570 et seq., or 7611, based upon the following facts: a. b. c. d. e. f. No man signed a voluntary declaration of paternity regarding the child. Mother was not married at the time the child was conceived. Mother was not married at the time the child was born. Mother has never married or attempted to marry any alleged father. No man has received the child into his home and openly held out the child as his natural child. Other ___________________________________________________________________. Optional Form VN205 (07/08) PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER AND TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL Page 1 of 2 RIGHTS OF ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER (Step-Parent Adoption) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com VN205 8. The natural father(s) of the child is/may be (list all possible alleged fathers, or if not known, state unknown): Name: Address: Name: Address: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. 10. 11. 12. Attached as Exhibit 1 is the original declaration signed by the mother regarding the alleged father(s). No action has been filed in any court, nor is any action pending in any court, for the purpose of declaring the existence or non-existence of a parent and child relationship concerning any man and the minor child. Petitioner asserts it is in the best interest of the child that the rights of any alleged father(s) be terminated and that his consent is not necessary for the child to be adopted. I believe the alleged father is in military service because _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________. I am unable to determine whether or not the alleged father is in military service. I know the alleged father is not in military service because ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________. 13. Petitioner asks that the court find and order: a. b. c. d. e. ________________________________________________________ is the mother of the child. Paternity for the child. It is in the best interests of the minor child that the alleged father not retain his parental rights. It is in the best interests of the minor child that the adoption be allowed to proceed without the consent of the alleged father. The parental rights of the alleged father with respect to the minor child are terminated and his consent is not required for the adoption to proceed. VERIFICATION I declare, under penalty of perjury under California State law, that the information above is true and correct. Date:_______________________ ____________________________________ (Print Name) ____________________________________ (Signature of Petitioner) ____________________________________ (Print Name) ____________________________________ (Signature of Mother) Optional Form VN205 (07/08) PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER AND TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL Page 2 of 2 RIGHTS OF ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER American LegalNet, Inc. (Step-Parent Adoption) www.FormsWorkFlow.com