VN210 ATTORNEY OF PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name and Address) Telephone Number FOR COURT USE ONLY ATTORNEY FOR (Name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA 4353 VINEYARD AVE, OXNARD, CA. 93036 IN THE MATTER OF: DECLARATION OF DUE DILIGENCE IN ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER (Step-Parent Adoption ) [Family Code Sections 7665 and 7666] (Use this form if the alleged father is known but has not been located.) CASE NUMBER: I, (your name) ___________________________________________________, state the following is true and correct: 1. Petitioner (step-father's name) ____________________________________________________ has filed a "Petition to Determine Parental Rights of Alleged Natural Father and to Terminate the Parental Rights of Alleged Natural Father" in which he is seeking to terminate the parental rights of any and all alleged birth or natural (biological) fathers so that he can proceed with the adoption of his step-child (name of child) __________________________________________________________________. 2. I have attempted to locate the alleged natural father whose name is: _______________________________________________________________________________. 3. My relationship to this case is: I am the petitioner I am the mother of the minor child I am a retained professional process server whose license number is ______________________ Other (describe) ________________________________________________________________ 4. I last saw or had any contact with the alleged father (name) ____________________________________ on or about (date) __________________________at (describe location) _________________________________ _______________________________ under the following circumstances (describe the nature of the contact) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ DECLARATION OF DUE DILIGENCE IN ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER Optional Form VN210 (0708) (Step-Parent Adoption) [Family Code Sections 7665 and 7666] Page 1 of 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com VN210 In the Matter of: Case Number: 5. The last residence address known for the alleged father is: __________________________________________________________________________________ I do not believe the alleged father lives at this address anymore because (explain why): ___________________________________________________________________________________. 6. The last business address known for the alleged father is: _____________________________________________________________________________. I do not believe the alleged father works at this address anymore because (explain why): ___________________________________________________________________________________. 7. Within the past 30 days I have asked all persons that I know who might know the whereabouts or address of the alleged father. None of these persons knows the alleged father's whereabouts or address. The persons I have asked are named below: Name of Person Contacted ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Relationship to Alleged Father _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 8. I have looked for the alleged father's name in the following telephone directories but have not been able to locate him: _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________. 9. Within the past 30 days, I have checked the real property records of the Tax Assessor or County Recorder's office for the counties identified below and I have used the Internet and looked at the following websites in an attempt to locate the alleged father but have been unable to locate him: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. In attempting to locate the alleged father, I did not check some or all of the sources listed in the questions above because (explain why): ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ DECLARATION OF DUE DILIGENCE IN ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER Optional Form VN210 (0708) (Step-Parent Adoption) [Family Code Sections 7665 and 7666] Page 2 of 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com VN210 In the Matter of: Case Number: 11. Other efforts I have made to locate the alleged father are described below: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12. I know of no other reasonable means to locate the alleged father, and despite the above efforts, I have not been able to locate him. VERIFICATION I declare, under penalty of perjury under California State law, that the information above is true and correct. Date: __________________________________________ (Print Name) __________________________________________ (Signature of Declarant) DECLARATION OF DUE DILIGENCE IN Optional Form VN210 (0708) ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE ALLEGED NATURAL FATHER (Step-Parent Adoption) [Family Code Sections 7665 and 7666] Page 3 of 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com