Packet $14.00
Filing Fee: $400.00
Other fees due at the time of filing include: Copies to be served: $1.00/page approx. $7.00
Issuance of Summons: $10.00
Other fees not due at the time of filing: Fee to Sheriff or Process Server: varies starting at $40.00
STEPPARENT ADOPTION-CHILD
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FORMS:
- CIVIL COVER SHEET
- NOTICE OF LIMITED SERVICES PROVIDED
- JOINT PETITION FOR ADOPTION BY STEPPARENT
- SUMMONS
- CONSENT AND WAIVER BY PARENT (2)
- CONSENT OF ADOPTEE (IF CHILD IS OVER 12 YEARS OF AGE)
- UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (UCCJEA) AFFIDAVIT
- INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT AFFIDAVIT
- EMAIL SERVICE ADDRESS (REQUIRED-CHOOSE ONE)
o DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESS (REQUIRED)
o REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED FROM E-MAIL SERVICE - MOTION FOR SEARCH OF THE PUTATIVE FATHER REGISTRY
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTIONREQUIRED
YOU MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
- A COPY OF YOUR FLORIDA DRIVER’S LICENSE (You must be a Jackson County resident to file for a name change in this county.)
COMPLETE BUT DO NOT SIGN THESE FORMS UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY PUBLIC.
We can notarize your signature in the Circuit Civil/Family Law Department.
When all forms have been completed, please return them to the Circuit Civil/Family Law Department of the Jackson County Clerk of Court, along with your filing fee of $400.00. Your case will be forwarded to the Family
Court Specialist for review. You may check back with a Deputy Clerk in 2 to 3 weeks for the status of your case.
It is your responsibility to call the Circuit Civil/Family Law Department (850) 482-9552 to find out the status of your case. When the file is procedurally correct, a final hearing will be scheduled.