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) Order Waiving One Year Residence Requirement Base on the Ex Parte Motion and Affidavit of petitioners to waive the one year residency requirement and reduce it to thirty (30) days, and upon all the files and records herein, the Court finds that the above-named stepparent is an individual related to the above-named child(ren) and that it is in the best interests of the child(ren) to reduce the petitioners' residency requirement to thirty (30) days, and, therefore, the Court makes the following order: 1. The one year residency requirement is hereby waived and reduced to thirty (30) days, as permitted under Minnesota Statutes � 259.22, subd. 1. Dated: BY THE COURT: Judge of District Court ADO207 State ENG Rev 7/15 www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 1 of 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com