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Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

Fill in court name and street address:

Superior Court of California, County of

Court fills in case number when form is filed.

ADOPT-200 Adoption Request

If you are adopting more than one child, fill out an adoption request for each child.

1Adopting parent(s)

a.Name:

b.Name: Relationship to child: Street address:

City:State: Zip:

Telephone number:

Lawyer (if any) (name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail address, and State Bar number):

2

County of filing

Case Number:

This Adoption Request is filed in this court because (check all that apply):

The adopting parent or parents live in this county;

The child was born in or the child now lives in this county;

(To be completed by the clerk of the superior court

An office of the agency that placed the child for

if a hearing date is available.)

adoption is located in this county;

Hearing

Hearing is set for:

An office of the department or public adoption agency

Date:

Date

Time:

that is investigating the request is located in this county;

Dept.:

Room:

The placing birth parent or parents lived in this county

Name and address of

court if different

from

above:

when the adoptive placement agreement, consent, or

relinquishment was signed;

The placing birth parent or parents lived in this county

To the person served with this request: If you do

when the request was filed;

not come to this hearing, the judge can order the

The child was freed for adoption in this county.

adoption without your input.

(Note: If the child is a dependent of the court, the Adoption Request must be filed in the county where the child

was freed for adoption or the county where the adopting parent or parents reside. See Fam. Code, § 8714.)

3

Type of adoption

Check one of the following:

Agency (name):

Relative

Nonrelative

Tribal customary adoption (attach tribal customary adoption order)

Independent:

Relative

Nonrelative

Additional Parent(s)

Intercountry (name of agency):

Stepparent adoption

Stepparent adoption to confirm parentage. See form ADOPT-050-INFO to determine whether you are

eligible for the stepparent adoption to confirm parentage process.

Joinder:

Joinder is being filed at same time as this Adoption Request.

Joinder will be filed.

Judicial Council of California,www.courts.ca.gov Rev. September 1, 2021, Mandatory Form

Family Code, §§ 170–180, 7660–7671, 7822, 7892.5, 7960, 8601.5, 8604, 8606, 8700, 8714, 8714.5, 8802, 8900–8905, 8908–8912, 8919, 8919.5, 8924, 8925, 9000, 9000.5, 9001, 9002, 9208; Welfare and Institutions Code, §§ 366.24, 16119;

Cal. Rules of Court, rules 5.480–5.487, 5.493, 5.730

Adoption Request

ADOPT-200, Page 1 of 6

Your name:

Case Number:

4Information about the child a. The child’s new name will be:

b. Sex: Female Male Nonbinary

c. Date of birth:

Age:

d.Child’s address (if different from address of adopting parent or parents):

Street:

City:

State:

Zip:

e. Place of birth (if known):

City:

State:

Country:

f. If the child is 12 or older, does the child agree to the adoption?

Yes

No

g.Date child was placed in the physical care of the adopting parents:

h. The child was conceived by assisted reproduction in compliance with Family Code section 7613.

i.

The child is a dependent of the court. Juvenile Case No.

County:

5Child's name before adoption (fill out ONLY for independent, stepparent, or tribal customary adoption) Child’s name before adoption:

6Birth parents

Names of birth parents, if known:

7Legal guardian


Does the child have a legal guardian?				Yes	No (If yes, attach Letters of Guardianship and fill out below.)
a.	Date guardianship ordered:					c. Case number:
b.	County:

8Inquiry and notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act

a. The inquiry required under law to determine whether the child may be an Indian child has been made, and a completed Indian Child Inquiry Attachment (form ICWA-010(A)) is attached.

Note: In agency adoptions, it is the responsibility of the agency to ensure that this inquiry is conducted and the form is made part of the file. In independent adoptions, the adoption service provider, CDSS Regional Office, or delegated county adoption agency is responsible.

b. A completed version of Parental Notification of Indian Status (form ICWA-020) is attached OR a good faith attempt has been made to provide the form to the parents, Indian custodian, or guardian of the child and inform them that they are required to complete and submit the form to the court.

Note: In agency adoptions, it is the responsibility of the agency to ensure that these forms are made part of the file. In independent adoptions, the adoption service provider, CDSS Regional Office, or delegated county adoption agency is responsible.

c. There is reason to know that this child is an Indian child. Notice of the adoption request will be provided to the child’s tribe or tribes, parents, Indian custodian, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, using Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child (form ICWA-030).

9Adoption of an Indian child

a. This is an adoption of an Indian child. The adopting parents have filled out and attached Adoption of Indian Child (form ADOPT-220) and will bring Parent of Indian Child Agrees to End Parental Rights (form ADOPT-225) to the hearing.

b. This is a tribal customary adoption under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.24. Parental rights have been modified under and in accordance with the attached tribal customary adoption order, and the child has been ordered placed for adoption.

Rev. September 1, 2021

Adoption Request

ADOPT-200, Page 2 of 6

Your name:

Case Number:

10 Agency adoption questions

a.I/We have received information about the Adoption Assistance Program, the Regional Center, mental health services available through Medi-Cal or other programs, and federal and state tax credits that might be available.

b.All persons with parental rights agree that the child should be placed for adoption by the California Department of Social Services or a county adoption agency or a licensed adoption agency (Fam. Code, § 8700) and have signed a relinquishment form approved by the California Department of Social Services, and the time to revoke

the relinquishment has expired or been waived.	Yes	No
If no, list the name and relationship to child of each person who has not signed the relinquishment form or
whose time to revoke the relinquishment has not expired or been waived:

11Independent adoption questions

a. A copy of the Independent Adoptive Placement Agreement from the California Department of Social Services is attached. (This is required in most independent adoptions; see Fam. Code, § 8802.)

b.All persons with parental rights agree to the adoption and have signed the Independent Adoptive Placement

Agreement or consent on the appropriate California Department of Social Services form.	Yes	No
(If no, list the name and relationship to child of each person who has not signed the agreement form):

c. I/We will file promptly with the department or delegated county adoption agency the information required by the department in the investigation of the proposed adoption.

d. This is an independent adoption involving additional parent(s):

All persons with existing parental rights agree to this adoption and will maintain their existing parental rights.

An agreement waiving termination of parental rights, signed by both the existing parent(s) and the adopting parent(s) is attached.

12 Stepparent adoption and confirmation of parentage questions
a. The birth parent (name):				has signed a consent	will sign a consent.
b. The birth parent (name):				has signed a consent	will sign a consent.
c. The adopting parent married or entered into a registered				domestic partnership with the legal parent on (date):
			. (For court use only. This does not affect social worker’s recommendation.
There is no waiting period.)

d. I am seeking a stepparent adoption to confirm my parentage. At the time the child was born, I was married to or in a state-registered domestic partnership with the parent who gave birth or whose parentage was established through a gestational surrogacy process, and we remain in that union. See attached:

Form ADOPT-205, Declaration Confirming Parentage in Stepparent Adoption

Form ADOPT-206, Declaration Confirming Parentage in Stepparent Adoption: Gestational Surrogacy Declaration describing the circumstances of the child’s conception.

e.The investigation or written report will be completed as follows (choose one):

I will choose someone to do an investigation or written report. I understand that the person I choose must be a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed marriage and family therapist, or work for a licensed private adoption agency. I will pay this person or agency directly.

I would like the court to choose someone to do an investigation. I understand that the court can charge me money for this investigation.

f. This is a stepparent adoption involving an additional parent:

All persons with existing parental rights agree to this adoption and will maintain their existing parental rights.

An agreement waiving termination of parental rights, signed by both the existing parent(s) and the adopting parent(s) is attached.

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Adoption Request

ADOPT-200, Page 3 of 6

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Your name:

Case Number:

13Intercountry adoption questions

a. This adoption may be subject to the Hague Adoption Convention (form ADOPT-216 must be filed with this request).

b. This is an adoption conducted under the requirements of the Hague Adoption Convention and the child has already moved with the adopting parent(s) to another Hague Convention member country or will be moving at the conclusion of this adoption.

Child will be moving or has moved to (name of country):

Adopting parent(s): seek(s) a California adoption will be petitioning for a Hague Adoption Certificate will be seeking a Hague Custody Declaration.

c. This is an intercountry adoption that was finalized in another country before the child entered the United States with the adopting parent(s).

Date the child entered the United States:

See form ADOPT-050-INFO for a list of documents to attach to this Adoption Request.

14 Contact after adoption	is attached	will not be used
Contact After Adoption Agreement (form ADOPT-310)
will be filed at least 30 days before the adoption hearing	is undecided at this time.

This is a tribal customary adoption. Postadoption contact is governed by the attached tribal customary adoption order.

15Consent for adoption

Complete all sections that apply to your adoption:

a.	The consent of the birth parent is not necessary because (check the applicable reasons under Fam. Code,

§8606):

(1) The parent has been judicially deprived of the custody and control of the child.

(2) The parent has voluntarily surrendered the right to custody and control of the child in a judicial proceeding in another jurisdiction, under a law of that jurisdiction providing for the surrender.

(3) The parent has deserted the child without providing information to identify the child.

(4) The parent has relinquished the child under Family Code section 8700.

(5) The parent has relinquished the child for adoption to a licensed or authorized child-placing agency in another jurisdiction.

b.	The child has a presumed parent under Family Code section 7611. The consent of the presumed parent is
	not required because:

(1) The presumed parent did not become a presumed parent before the mother’s relinquishment or consent became irrevocable or the mother’s parental rights were terminated. (Fam. Code, § 8604(a).)

(2) The presumed parent signed a Waiver of the Right to Further Notice of Adoption Proceedings pursuant to Family Code section 7660.5.

c. Termination of parental rights of an alleged father is not required because:

(1) The relationship to the child was previously terminated or determined not to exist by a court.

(2) The alleged father was served as prescribed in Family Code section 7666 with a written notice of alleged parentage and the proposed adoption, and has failed to bring an action pursuant to Family Code section 7630(c) within 30 days of service of the notice or the birth of the child, whichever is later. (Attach proof of notice to this Adoption Request.)

(3) The alleged father has executed a written form to waive notice, deny parentage, relinquish the child

for adoption, or consent to the adoption of the child.

Adoption Request

ADOPT-200, Page 4 of 6

Your name:

Case Number:

15d.

A court ended the parental rights of:

Name:		Relationship to child:	on (date):
Name:		Relationship to child:		on (date):

(Enter the date of the court order ending parental rights and attach a copy of the order.)

e.	The child is the subject of a tribal customary adoption order under Welfare and Institutions Code section
	366.24, which has modified the parental rights of (attach a copy of the order):
	Name:			Relationship to child:	on (date):
	Name:			Relationship to child:		on (date):
	Name:			Relationship to child:		on (date):

f.

I/We will ask the court to end the parental rights of (attach copy of Petition to Terminate Parental Rights or Application for Freedom From Parental Custody, if filed):

Name:		Relationship to child:
Name:		Relationship to child:

g.

Adopting parent has custody of the child by court order or by agreement with the other parent, and each of the following persons with parental rights has not contacted the child and has not paid for the child’s care, support, and education for one year or more when able to do so. (Fam. Code, § 8604(b).)

Name:				Relationship to child:
Name:				Relationship to child:
Name:				Relationship to child:

h. The child has been abandoned as follows:

(1) The child has been left by the child’s parent or parents with no way to identify the child.

(2) The child has been left in the custody of another person by both parents or the sole parent for six months without providing for the child’s support, or without communication from the parent or parents, with the intent to abandon the child.

(3)

One parent has left the child in the care and custody of the other parent for one year or longer without providing for the child’s support or without communication from the parent, with the intent to abandon the child.

(If any of the above boxes are checked, adopting parent must also check item 15f and file an Application for Freedom From Parental Custody. See Fam. Code, § 7822(a).)

i. Each of the following persons with parental rights has died:

Name:		Relationship to child:
Name:		Relationship to child:

16Suitability for adoption Each adopting parent:

a.Is at least 10 years older than the child or meets the criteria in Family Code section 8601(b);

b.Will treat the child as their own;

c.Will support and care for the child;

d.Has a suitable home for the child; and

e.Agrees to adopt the child.

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Adoption Request

ADOPT-200, Page 5 of 6

Your name:

Case Number:

17Requests to court

I/We ask the court to approve the adoption and to declare that the adopting parents and the child have the legal relationship of parent and child, with all the rights and duties of this relationship, including the right of inheritance.

I/We ask the court to date its order approving the adoption as of an earlier date (date): for the following reason (Fam. Code, § 8601.5):

(Enter a date no earlier than the date parental rights were ended.)

This is a tribal customary adoption. I/We ask the court to approve the adoption and to declare that the adopting parents and the child have the legal relationship of parent and child, with all of the rights and duties stated in the attached tribal customary adoption order and in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.24.

18If a lawyer is representing you in this case, the lawyer must sign here:

Date:

		Signature of lawyer for adopting parent(s)
Type or print lawyer’s name

19I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information in this form and all its attachments is true and correct to my knowledge. This means that if I lie on this form, I am guilty of a crime.

Date:
								Signature of adopting parent
				Type or print your name				Signature of adopting parent
Date:
									Signature of adopting parent
					Type or print your name				Signature of adopting parent

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