Attorney or party without attorney (Name, State Bar number, and address) FOR COURT USE ONLY ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Insert name of court, judicial district or branch court, if any and post office and street address SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Riverside: 4050 Main St. (P.O. Box 431), Riverside, CA 92502-0431 Riverside Family Law: 4175 Main St., Riverside, CA 92502-0431 Palm Springs: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Hemet: 880 N State St., Hemet, CA 92543 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF: Case Number: Petitioner: DECREE OF ADOPTION (Adult) The petition of (Adopting Person(s)) and (Proposed Adoptee) came , in Department , before the on regularly to be heard on (Date) Honorable Judge/Commissioner, presiding. and (Adopting Person(s)) There appearing before the Court the Petitioner(s) , and his/her/their respective spouse(s) of the (Proposed Adoptee) petitioner(s) to wit (Insert full name(s) of spouse(s) if applicable) who were examined by the Court, each separately, from which examination it is found that the Petitioner (Proposed Adoptee) , the , the (Adopting Person(s)) person(s) being adopted herein, is/are younger than adopting person(s) herein, and that said Petitioners are residents of the County of Riverside, State of California, that Petitioners have heretofore and on about (Date of Adoption Agreement) , entered into an agreement in writing wherein and whereby Petitioner(s) (Adopting Person(s)) Revised 01/17/14 DECREE OF ADOPTION (Adult) Page 1 of 2 RI-A831 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com agreed to adopt Petitioner (Proposed Adoptee) , and the latter agreed to be adopted by the former, and the said parties agreed to assume toward each other the legal relation of parent(s) and child and to have all of the rights and be subject to all the duties and responsibilities of that relationship that the respective spouse(s) of each petitioner herein has/have heretofore, in writing, duly consented to said adoption; and the Court, after hearing the evidence, being satisfied and finding that the said adoption will be for the best interest of the parties and in the public interest, and that there is no reason why the petition herein should not be granted. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED That the petition herein be and hereby is granted and that said agreement of adoption is hereby approved, and that said petitioner (Adoptee) shall be , (Adopting Person(s)) and is hereby adopted by petitioner(s) herein and that said (Adoptee) , shall hereafter be regarded , and (Adopting Person(s)) and treated in all respects as the child of the Adoptee shall hereafter bear the birth name of: Frist Name: ___________________ Middle Name: __________________ Last Name: _________________ Date JUDGE/COMMISSIONER OF THE SUPERIOR COURT DECREE OF ADOPTION (Adult) Revised 01/1714 Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com