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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.981(c)(2), STEPPARENT ADOPTION: CONSENT OF ADULT ADOPTEE'S SPOUSE When should this form be used? This form must be completed by the spouse of an adult who is being adopted. This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing this form, the spouse of the adoptee should sign the form before a notary public or deputy clerk. You should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the petition for adoption of an adult was filed and keep a copy for your records. Special notes... Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of Disclosure from Nonlawyer, O` Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900 (a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete.

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(c)(2), Stepparent Adoption: Consent of Adult Adoptee's Spouse (03/04)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE IN AND FOR

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: Division:

IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF

, {use name to be given to child(ren)} Adoptee(s). STEPPARENT ADOPTION: CONSENT OF ADULT ADOPTEE'S SPOUSE 1. I, {full legal name} {full legal name} name} , am the ( ) wife ( ) husband of , who Petitioner, {full legal wishes to adopt.

2. 3.

I consent to the adoption of my spouse by Petitioner. I understand my right to choose a person who does not have an employment, professional, or personal relationship with the adoption entity or the prospective adoptive parents to be present when this affidavit is executed and to sign it as a witness. The . witness I selected is: {full legal name}

I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims made in this consent and that the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes fines and/or imprisonment. Dated: Signature of Spouse Printed Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone Number: Fax Number:

Signature of Witness Printed Name: ________________________ Business Address:_____________________ Home Address: _______________________ Driver's License or State ID Card No.:_____________________

Signature of Witness Printed Name: Business Address:_____________________ Home Address: Driver's License or State ID Card No.:

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(c)(2), Stepparent Adoption: Consent of Adult Adoptee's Spouse (03/04)

STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on by .

NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK

[Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary or deputy clerk.]

Personally known Produced identification Type of identification produced IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: [ N fill in all blanks] I, {full legal name and trade name of nonlawyer} , , {city} , a nonlawyer, located at {street} {state} , {phone} , helped {name} , who is the , fill out this form.

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(c)(2), Stepparent Adoption: Consent of Adult Adoptee's Spouse (03/04)