State of Minnesota County Judicial District: Court File Number: Case Type: District Court Adoption ­ Stepparent In Re the Petition of: , Petitioner/Parent and , Petitioner/Stepparent To Adopt: , (child's current name) , (child's current name) , (child's current name) Affidavit of Petitioners in Support of Ex Parte Motion to Waive One Year Residency Requirement State of Minnesota County of Petitioners, ) ) SS ) [parent's name] [hereinafter "parent"] and [stepparent's name] [hereinafter stepparent], state as follows: 1. We make this affidavit in support of our request that the court waive the one year residency requirement and reduce such requirement to thirty (30) days as permitted under Minnesota Statutes § 259.22, subd. 1. 2. We are in a committed relationship having been married on and the minor child(ren) has/have resided with us since 3. Parent is the parent of the following child(ren): [child's name] who was born on [date of birth], and stepparent is a person related to the child as defined in Minnesota Statutes § 245A.02, subd. 13. [child's name] who was born on [date of birth], and stepparent is a person related to the child as defined in Minnesota Statutes § 245A.02, subd. 13. [date], [date]. ADO206 State ENG Rev 7/15 www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 1 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com [child's name] who was born on [date of birth], and stepparent is a person related to the child as defined in Minnesota Statutes § 245A.02, subd. 13. [child's name] who was born on [date of birth], and stepparent is a person related to the child as defined in Minnesota Statutes § 245A.02, subd. 13. 4. We have co-parented the child(ren) since the child(ren) began living with us, and we have each developed a parent-child relationship with the child(ren). 5. It is in the best interests of the child(ren) for the court to waive the one-year residency requirement and reduce it to 30 days as permitted under Minn. Stat. 259.22, subd. 1. Further affiants sayeth not except that this affidavit is made in good faith in support of their motion for waiver of the requirements of the one year residency requirement. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Minn. Stat. § 358.116. Dated: Petitioner/Parent Dated: Petitioner/Stepparent VERIFICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The above-named Petitioner/Parent, [parent's name], states that Petitioner has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, that Petitioner knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true to Petitioner's best information and belief. [parent's name] Petitioner / Parent [signature] The above-named Petitioner/Stepparent, [stepparent's name], states that Petitioner has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, that Petitioner knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true to Petitioner's best information and belief. [stepparent's name] Petitioner / Stepparent [signature] ADO206 State ENG Rev 7/15 www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com