Bee County, TX · Bee County
Information on Suit Affecting the Family Relationship
This form reports divorces, annulments, and other suits affecting parent-child relationships to the State Vital Statistics Unit through the court clerk.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Bee County · Bee County, Bee County, Texas
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- beecounty.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
The VS-165 form records information about a divorce, annulment, or other suit affecting the parent-child relationship. The instructions say these matters must be reported through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit. Depending on the order, the form asks for court and attorney details, information about the petitioner and respondent, and details about affected children.
Who needs it
Court clerks, attorneys, or people completing a case pro se use this form to report a qualifying order and the information it requires.
How to submit it
The instructions say reports must go through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit. Print the form double-sided on one sheet, as directed.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; the form calls for the clerk of the court to sign and does not identify a notarized or sworn attachment.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the VS-165 form and its instructions.
- 2
Complete the Required Sections
Complete Section 1 for each report and fill in the applicable sections based on the type of order.
- 3
List Affected Children
If children are affected, complete their information in Section 3 and use the back for additional children as instructed.
- 4
Print and Submit
Print the form double-sided on one sheet and report it through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the VS-165 form used for?
- The VS-165 reports divorces, annulments, and suits affecting the parent-child relationship to the State Vital Statistics Unit through the clerk of the court.
- Who completes the Information on Suit Affecting the Family Relationship form?
- The instructions say attorneys, petitioners, and courts participate in reporting. For a pro se case, the person completing the form enters their information in the attorney-information section.
- Do I need a notary for the VS-165 form?
- No. This form does not contain a notary block; it calls for the clerk of the court to sign. The instructions do not identify a notarized or sworn attachment.
- How do I submit the VS-165 form?
- The instructions say the report goes through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit. Print the form double-sided on one sheet, as directed.