Description
This is an example Petition that was filled out and filed in 2020 in Harris County, Texas. This Petition to Adopt Adult Child is used as the initial document that is filed with the district court when a person is adopting an adult by consent.
Snippet from petition to adopt adult child:
ORIGINAL PETITION TO ADOPT AN ADULT
- Discovery in this case is intended to be conducted under level 2 of rule 190 of the Texas Rules of Civil
- This suit is brought by ___________ and ___________, who are adult residents of Texas and of this county. Petitioners are
The last three numbers of _________ driver’s license number are ____. The last three numbers of __________ Social Security number are _____. ____________is the biological mother of MICKEY MOUSE.
The last three numbers of _____________ driver’s license number are ____. The last three numbers of ___________ Social Security number are ____.
- MICKEY MOUSE is an adult person whom Petitioner, ______________, wishes to
Why Do People Adopt Adults
In a single year all large cities of Texas will see approximately 150 adult adoptions take place. The reasons for adult adoption are:
- Adult adoption formalizes a stepparent relationship as the parent of their child. This means that even a new birth certificate issues to the child showing the adoptive parent as their official parent. For legacy reasons such as the person’s obituary this point can be significant.
- Formalizing a parent-child relationship ensures that certain types of assets will pass to the child from the adult even if the adult passes away without a will. Conversely if a stepchild is not adopted and there is no will, and an adult dies even with a very close relationship to that child, the child will not inherit any part of the estate.
- An adult child that has special needs may require adult adoption to help ensure the adult is able to claim the child as a dependent into adulthood.
This template was used in Harris county but it follows the statutory requirements for all counties of Texas. This document qualifies for use in the following counties:
Anderson
Andrews
Angelina
Aransas
Archer
Armstrong
Atascosa
Austin
Bailey
Bandera
Bastrop
Baylor
Bee
Bell
Bexar
Blanco
Borden
Bosque
Bowie
Brazoria
Brazos
Brewster
Briscoe
Brooks
Brown
Burleson
Burnet
Caldwell
Calhoun
Callahan
Cameron
Camp
Carson
Cass
Castro
Chambers
Cherokee
Childress
Clay
Cochran
Coke
Coleman
Collin
Collingsworth
Colorado
Comal
Comanche
Concho
Cooke
Coryell
Cottle
Crane
Crockett
Crosby
Culberson
Dallam
Dallas
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Delta
Denton
DeWitt
Dickens
Dimmit
Donley
Duval
Eastland
Ector
Edwards
Ellis
El Paso
Erath
Falls
Fannin
Fayette
Fisher
Floyd
Foard
Fort Bend
Franklin
Freestone
Frio
Gaines
Galveston
Garza
Gillespie
Glasscock
Goliad
Gonzales
Gray
Grayson
Gregg
Grimes
Guadalupe
Hale
Hall
Hamilton
Hansford
Hardeman
Hardin
Harris
Harrison
Hartley
Haskell
Hays
Hemphill
Henderson
Hidalgo
Hill
Hockley
Hood
Hopkins
Houston
Howard
Hudspeth
Hunt
Hutchinson
Irion
Jack
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells
Johnson
Jones
Karnes
Kaufman
Kendall
Kenedy
Kent
Kerr
Kimble
King
Kinney
Kleberg
Knox
Lamar
Lamb
Lampasas
La Salle
Lavaca
Lee
Leon
Liberty
Limestone
Lipscomb
Live Oak
Llano
Loving
Lubbock
Lynn
McCulloch
McLennan
McMullen
Madison
Marion
Martin
Mason
Matagorda
Maverick
Medina
Menard
Midland
Milam
Mills
Mitchell
Montague
Montgomery
Moore
Morris
Motley
Nacogdoches
Navarro
Newton
Nolan
Nueces
Ochiltree
Oldham
Orange
Palo Pinto
Panola
Parker
Parmer
Pecos
Polk
Potter
Presidio
Rains
Randall
Reagan
Real
Red River
Reeves
Refugio
Roberts
Robertson
Rockwall
Runnels
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
San Jacinto
San Patricio
San Saba
Schleicher
Scurry
Shackelford
Shelby
Sherman
Smith
Somervell
Starr
Stephens
Sterling
Stonewall
Sutton
Swisher
Tarrant
Taylor
Terrell
Terry
Throckmorton
Titus
Tom Green
Travis
Trinity
Tyler
Upshur
Upton
Uvalde
Val Verde
Van Zandt
Victoria
Walker
Waller
Ward
Washington
Webb
Wharton
Wheeler
Wichita
Wilbarger
Willacy
Williamson
Wilson
Winkler
Wise
Wood
Yoakum
Young
Zapata
Zavala
