California Adopt 200 Adoption Request Form is submitted to the Judicial Council of California for requesting adoption of a child. However, this form is suitable for requesting adoption of one child. You must file separate Adopt 200 form for each child. Refer to 23 parts of the form completely to understand its requirements and provisions. Welfare and Institutions Code, §§ 366.24, 16119; Family Code, §§ 8714, 8714.5, 8802, 8912, 9000; and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.730 govern the filing of this California Adopt 200 Adoption Request Form.
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You may need to provide additional forms like ADOPT-220 and ADOPT-220 when applicable in addition to the ADOPT-200 form.
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You as petitioner file the California Adopt 200 Adoption Request Form under the penalty of perjury.
How to prepare California Adopt 200 Adoption Request Form
Part 1: Enter your name as adopting parent, then relationship with the child, and address with phone number. Provide details of lawyer representing the case if any.
Part 2: Select only one option to specify the type of adoption from 7 options offered.
Part 3: Provide child’s new name, gender, date of birth, age, address, place of birth, child’s consent for adoption if above 12 years, and date of possession of the child.
Part 4: Enter child’s name before adoption.
Part 5: Select if the child has a legal guardian, enter the date of the guardianship order, county, and case number.
Part 6: Select if child is court’s dependant and then enter Juvenile case number and name of county.
Part 7: Select if child has Indian ancestry and enclose ADOPT-220 form if you select yes.
Part 8: Enter name of child’s birth parents if known.
Part 9: Complete 9.a, 9.b, and 9.c of part 9 in case of adoption by agency.
Part 10: Complete 10.a, 10.b, and 10.c of part 10 in case of independent