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Petition to Adopt Minor By A Parents Partner

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700	-00131B_C 	– Petition to Adopt Minor by Stepparent (	12/2016)	 	Page 	1 of 4 	
     	     	
STATE	 OF	 VERMONT	 	 	
SUPERIOR COURT	 	 	PROBATE	 DIVISION	 	 	
 	Unit	 	 	Docket No. 	 	 	
 	 	 	
    	 	
 	
 	 	 
In 	re 	Adoption 	of:	 	    	 	
 
 	
PETITION TO ADOPT MINOR BY STEPPARENT	 	
OR DOMESTIC PARTNER OF CUSTODIAL PARENT	 	
 	
I/We	 ask the Court to permit me	/us	 to adopt the minor child named above.  	I/We	 swear or affirm under oath 	
that 	the facts set forth below 	are true	 to the best of my knowledge and belief:  	 	
 
Information A	bout the 	M	inor 	Child to be 	Adopted	 	
Child’s F	ull 	Birth or Current Legal 	Na	me:  ______	_________________________________________________	 	
Date of Birth:	 	_____________________________	 Time	 of Birth:  	____________	AM	     	___________	PM	 	
Place of Birth 	(town, state, 	zip	): 	___________________	_____	______________________________________	 	
Name by which 	Child will be known After Adoption:  ______________________________________________	 	
Gender of Child:  	☐	  Male	 	☐	  Female	 	
Describe any assets or property owned by the child and the value of each asset	 	
 	Asset	 	Value	 	
 	_______________________________________	__________	 	$_________________	 	
 	_________________________________________________	 	$_________________	 	
 	_________________________________________________	 	$_________________	 	
 
Petitioner Information	 	
My Name:  ______________________________	_________________________________________________	 	
Date of Birth:  ______	_____________________________	 Place	 of Birth:  	____________________________	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address 	(town, state, 	zip	):____________	_____	___________________________________	___	 	
Length 	of time residing at this residence:  _____________	 Phone Number:  ___________________________	 	
Describe your relationship to the Child:	 	
 	______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	________________________________	______________________________________________________	 	
Occupation:  ____________________________________	 Annual Income:  $__________________________	 	
I have the resources and the facilities to provide the care and support for this Child:  	☐	  Yes          	☐	  No	 	
1) I state that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the minor is not subject to the Indian Child Welfare 
Act, 25 U.S.C. §1901 et seq.	 	
2) I state to the best of my knowledge and belief, any law governing interstate or inter	-country placement 	
which app	lies to this adoption has been complied with.

700	-00131B_C 	– Petition to Adopt Minor by Stepparent (	12/2016)	 	Page 	2 of 4 	
     	     	
Information A	bout the 	Biological	 Parents	 - provide all	 information that you know	  	
Full Na	me of 	Parent A	: 	____________	_______________________	_______________________________	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address	: 	____________	_______	__	______	______________________________	________	_ 	
Town & State of Residence:	 __________________________________________________________________	 	
Mailing Address 	(if different)	: 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
 
Full Na	me of 	Parent B	: 	___________________	___________	____________________________________	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address	: 	____________	_______	__	______	______________________________	________	_ 	
Town 	& State of Residence:	 __________________________________________________________________	 	
Mailing Address 	(if different)	: 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
☐	 I do not know some or all of the information about the other par	ent because 	(briefly explain)	: 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 
Consent	, Relinquishment or Disclaimer of 	Parental Interest	 	
The following person	(s) has/	have signed a consent, relinquishment or disclaimer of parental interest:	 	
 	Name	 	Relationship to Child	 	Type of Document Signed	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 
The following person	(s) has	 a parental relationship 	that has not been terminated and a consent or 	
relinquishment m	ay be required:	 	
 	Name	 	Relationship to Child	 	Facts	 that may 	Explain	 	
 	 	 	Lack of C	onsent	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 
Prior Adoption Petitions	 	
I have previously filed an adoption petition in another court:  	☐	  Yes 	          	☐	  No	 	
If yes, describe what happened to your petition:	 	
____________________________________________________________________________________	 	
____________________________________________________________________________________	 	
____________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	
Prior 	or Pending 	Court Proceedings Involving this Child	 	
Describe any Court proceedings or Court Orders related to this child concerning child support, custody (parental rights and 
responsibilities	) or visitation (parent child contact).  Use additional shee	ts if necessary	 	
 	Name	 of Court	 	Docket Number	 	Type of Court Proceeding	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________	 	
 	__________________________	 	____________________	 	_____________________

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Information R	elated to 	M	arital 	Status	: 	
☐	 Single/Never Married	 	☐	 Married	 	
☐	 In a Civil Union	 	☐	 Single/Divorced	 	
☐	 Spouse/Partner Deceased	 	
If married or in a Civil Union, complete the following 	information:	 	
 Date of Marriage/Union:  ___________	_____________	_ Place of Marriage/Union:  ___________________	 	
 Spouse/Partner’s 	Date of Birth:	  ___________	_________	 Spouse/Partner’s Place	 of Birt	h:  ______________	 	
If married, has spouse been judicially de	termined to be incompetent:	 ☐	  Yes 	          	☐	  No	 	
If Yes, please provide the date of determination:  _	__	__	______	______________________________________	 	
 
If spouse/partner is deceased, please provide the following information:	 	
 Date of Death:  	_____________	 	Place of Death:  _______________	 	Cause of Death:  _______________	 	
 
Current Residence of Minor Child	 	
☐	  The child has resided with 	the petitioner	 since	 ________________________________	. 	
☐	  The child is no	t currently residing with 	petitioner	 because:	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_________________________________________________________	______________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
Legal Custody of Minor	 	
I/We 	have legal custody of the minor	: ☐	  Yes 	          	☐	  No	 	
If yes, describe the circumstances under which 	you obtained custody of the minor:	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	__________________________________________	_____________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 	_______________________________________________________________________________________	 	
 
Information ab	out Living Maternal Grandparents	 	
Full Na	me of Living Maternal Gr	andmother:  _________	_____________	_______________________________	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address	: 	____________	_______	__	______	______________________________	________	_ 	
Town & State of Residence:	 __________________________________________________________________	 	
Mailing Address 	(if different)	: 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
Phone Number:	 	 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
 
Full Na	me of Living Maternal Grandfather:  __________________	_____________	_______________________	 	
If contact information for maternal grandfather is different than maternal grandmother, please complete the information below	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address	: 	____________	_______	__	______	______________________________	________	_ 	
Town & State 	of Residence:	 __________________________________________________________________	 	
Mailing Address 	(if different)	: 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
Phone Number:	 	 	__________________________________________________________________

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Information about Living Paternal Grandparents	 	
Full Na	me of Living Paternal Grandmother:  _________	_____________	_______________________________	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address	: 	____________	_______	__	______	______________________________	________	_ 	
Town & State of Residence:	 __________________________________________________________________	 	
Mailing Address 	(if different)	: 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
Phone Num	ber:	 	 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
 
Full Na	me of Living Paternal Grandfather:  __________________	____________________________________	 	
If contact information for maternal grandfather is different than maternal grandmoth	er, please complete the information below	 	
Complete 	Mailing Address	: 	____________	_______	__	______	______________________________	________	_ 	
Town & State of Residence:	 __________________________________________________________________	 	
Mailing Address 	(if 	different)	: 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
Phone Number:	 	 	__________________________________________________________________	 	
 
Home Study	 	
☐	  A home study is being prepared by 	(name and address of preparer)	:  ___________	________________________________	 	
 	________________________________	_______________________________________________________	 	
 
☐	  I request a waiver of the home study	: ☐	  Yes 	          	☐	  No	 	
 	If you are requesting a waiver, you must attach a letter to 	the Court explaining in detail why a waiver would be appropriate.	 	
 
I swear or affirm that the facts set forth in this consent are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and 
belief.	 	
 
On:  	 	
 	 	
Date	 	
At:  	 	
 	Signature of Parent	 	 	 	
City, County and State 	 	 	Printed Name	 	
 
Signed and sworn to before me:	 	
 
 
 
 
 
IF PETITIONER IS MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL UNION, PETITIONER’	S SPOUSE/PARTNER MUST CONSENT TO THE 	
PETITION BY SIGNING BELOW 	UNLESS THE SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS	 BEEN JUDICIALLY DECLARED I	NCOMPETENT.	 	
 
☐	  I am 	the spouse/part	ner of the petitioner and I	 consent to the filing of this petition	 	
 
 
 
On:  	 	
 	 	
Date	   	
At:  	 	
 	Signature of Spouse/Partner	 	   	
City, County and State 	 	 	Printed Name	 	
 	
Date	 	 	Signature of Notary Public	 	 	 	 	Expiration Date
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