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Motion For Search Of The Putative Father Registry 12.981(a)(6) - Florida
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.981(a)(6), MOTION FOR SEARCH OF THE PUTATIVE FATHER REGISTRY When should this form be used?This form should be used when a stepparent is adopting his or her spouses child. Section63.054, Florida Statutes, requires that a search of Floridas Putative Father Registry beconducted in every adoption proceeding. The Office of Vital Statistics of the Department ofHealth has an application available called Florida Putative Father Registry - Application forSearch which should be completed and attached to this form. The Office of Vital Statistics isallowed to charge for searching the registry. You may wish to contact that office in advance tofind out what amount and method of payment will be accepted. This form should be typed or printed in black ink. The name to be given to the adoptee after theadoption should be used in the heading of the petition. The stepparent is the petitioner, becausehe or she is the one who is asking the court for legal action. You must have your signaturewitnessed by a notary public or deputy clerk. After completing this form, you should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in thecounty where you have filed the Joint Petition for Adoption by Stepparent, O FloridaSupreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(b)(1) and keep a copy for your records. These family law forms contain an Order Granting Motion for Search of Putative FatherRegistry, O Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(a)(7), which thejudge may use. You should check with the clerk, family law intake staff or judicial assistant tosee if you need to provide this form order to the judge with your motion. If so, you should typeor print the heading, including the circuit, county, case number, division, and the child(ren)sname, and leave the rest blank for the judge to complete. What should I do next?If the judge grants your motion, you will need to take the order, your completed application, andany fee to the Office of Vital Statistics. That office will conduct the search and file the resultswith the clerk of court. You may call the clerks office to determine when the results have beenfiled in order to set a final hearing. Where can I look for more information?Before proceeding, you should read General Information for Self-Represented Litigantsfound at the beginning of these forms. See Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, and Florida FamilyLaw Rule 12.200(a)(2) for further information. Special notes...THIS ADOPTION MAY AFFECT THE ADOPTEES INHERITANCE. Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fillInstructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law For12.m981( a)(6), Motion for Search of Putative Father Registry (/04)03<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, O FloridaFamily Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900 (a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyerhelping you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number onthe bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete.Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law For12.m981( a)(6), Motion for Search of Putative Father Registry (/04)03<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE _____________________________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ________________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: ____________________________ Division: ____________________________IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF ____________________________________, {use name to be given to the minor} Adoptee. MOTION FOR SEARCH OF THE PUTATIVE FATHER REGISTRY Petitioner, {full legal name} ________________________________, files this Motion forSearch of the Putative Father Registry, pursuant to Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, and states:1. This is an action for adoption of a minor by the childs stepparent, Petitioner, who is proceeding pro se. 2. Section 63.054, Florida Statutes, requires that in every adoption, a search of the Putative Father Registry maintained by the Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics be conducted. Section 63.0541, Florida Statutes, makes information maintained by the Registry confidential and exempt from public disclosure, except that it may be disclosed to adoption entities, registrant unmarried biological fathers, and the court, upon issuance of a court order concerning a petitioner acting pro se.3. The Florida Putative Father Registry - Application for Search is completed and attached to this Motion. WHEREFORE, I request that this Court enter an Order Granting Motion for Search ofthe Putative Father Registry. I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of theclaims made in this petition and that the punishment for knowingly making a falsestatement includes fines and/or imprisonment. Dated:_________________ Signature of Party Printed Name:____________________________________ Address: ________________________________________ City, State, Zip:___________________________________ Telephone Number: _______________________________ Fax Number: Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(a)( M6)o, tion for Search of Putative Father Registry (03/04)<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ___________________________ Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on___________________by___________________. ______________________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK ______________________________________________ p commissioned name of notary or clerk.]_____ Personally known _____ Produced identification Type of identification produced ___________________________IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OU T THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL INTHE BLANKS BELOW: [ N fill in all blanks] I, {full legal name and trade name of nonlawyer}______________________________________,a nonlawyer, located at {street} ___________________________, {city}___________________,{state} _________________, {phone}___________________, helped {name}_______________,who is the petitioner, fill out this form. Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(a)( M6)o, tion for Search of Putative Father Registry (03/04)
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