Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(c)(2), Stepparent Adoption: Consent of Adult Adoptees Spouse (02/18) INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.981(c)(2), STEPPARENT ADOPTION: CONSENT OF ADULT ADOPTEES SPOUSE (02/18) 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. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all petitions, pleadings, and documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-represented litigants may file petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If you choose to file your pleading or other document electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you file. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. 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, 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. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(c)(2), Stepparent Adoption: Consent of Adult Adoptee=s Spouse (02/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: Division: IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF , {use name to be given to adult} Adoptee(s). STEPPARENT ADOPTION: CONSENT OF ADULT ADOPTEES SPOUSE 1. I, {full legal name} , am the spouse of {full legal name} , who Petitioner, {full legal name} wishes to adopt. 2. I consent to the adoption of my spouse by Petitioner. 3. 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: Designated E-mail Address(es): American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.981(c)(2), Stepparent Adoption: Consent of Adult Adoptee=s Spouse (02/18) Signature of Witness Signature of Witness Printed Name: Printed Name: Business Address: Business Address: Home Address: Home Address: Drivers License or Drivers License or State ID Card No.: State ID Card No.: 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: [fill in all blanks] This form was prepared for the ( ) stepparent ( ) adult spouse. This form was completed with the assistance of: {name of individual} , {name of business} , {address} , {city} ,{state} , {zip code},{telephone number} . American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com