Stepparent Adoption - Lubbock County

This is what I filed in Lubbock county to do adoption of stepchildren. We already had the relinquishment competed in 2000, so I did not include that in this form. I will add documents as I go through the process.1) Petition for Adoption of Stepchildren (2 copies)2) Affidavit for Section 152.209 (2 copies)3) Affidavit Concerning Interstate Compact (2 copies)4) Consent for Adoption by Minor Children (2 copies)5) Motion for Social Study for Adoption (3 copies)The filing fees were $244.00A social study is required by all Texas courts. The request for the social study is included in the Original Petition. You should find out who you want because the Court does not do it automatically. I selected who we wanted and added it into the Petition.When submitting these documents, be sure to take enough copies. 1 Original for the courts, 1 for your records and 2 copies of the Motion for Social Study (1 for court, 1 for you and 1 to mail to social worker).Once you get your case number and court, you will take your Motion for Social Study (all 3 copies) and have the clerk sign it (or their Judge). Once the Judge signs it, go back to the clerks office and file it. They will send a copy to the social worker.Then be sure to request your criminal background check. Make sure they know it's for an adoption. The results should be sent to the Court. I had my done by L-1 Enrollment Services ([url=http://www.l1enrollment.com/state/?st=tx)]L-1 Identity Solutions, L1, livescan, fingerprint, fingerprinting, enrollment[/url]. It cost me $24.95 and the prints are done electronically.LUBBOCKTHE SUMMIT PLACE3417 73RD, SUITE B2, LUBBOCK TXI'll add more as we continue through the process.