McLennan County, TX · McLennan County
Information on Suit Affecting the Family Relationship
This form reports divorce, annulment, and other suits affecting a parent-child relationship; the court clerk files it with the State Vital Statistics Unit.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of McLennan County · McLennan County, McLennan County, Texas
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- mclennan.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
The VS-165 form records information about divorces, annulments, and other court orders affecting a parent-child relationship, excluding adoptions. The instructions say all divorces and annulments, with or without children, and all suits affecting the parent-child relationship must be reported through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit. It asks for case, attorney, party, marriage, and affected-child details, as applicable.
Who needs it
Court personnel or the person completing the report must provide the required case details for covered divorces, annulments, and parent-child relationship suits.
How to submit it
The instructions say reports are filed through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit. Submit it to the county department named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; the form calls for the court clerk’s signature, and the signer just signs and dates it.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the VS-165 PDF and print it double-sided on one sheet, as directed in the instructions.
- 2
Complete the Required Sections
Fill in Section 1 for each report and complete Sections 2 and 3 when applicable.
- 3
List Additional Children
If more than three children are affected, use the additional-child area; for more than six, complete Section 3 on another form and label it continuation.
- 4
Sign and Submit
The form calls for the court clerk’s signature. File the report through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Information on Suit Affecting the Family Relationship form?
- The VS-165 records court and case details for divorces, annulments, and other suits affecting a parent-child relationship, excluding adoptions.
- Who completes this form?
- The form instructions say the report is completed for filing through the clerk of the court. If the case was filed pro se, enter the information of the person completing the form.
- Do I need a notary for this form?
- No. This document is signed without a notary; the form calls for the court clerk’s signature, and the signer just signs and dates it.
- How do I submit this form?
- The instructions say reports are filed through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit. Submit it to the county department named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.