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- Forms you will need
To establish parentage, fill out and file these forms:
If you need temporary orders for child custody and visitation,
click here.
If you need temporary orders for child support,
click
here.
If you need information about how to file for a Domestic
Violence Restraining order, click here.
You can download all the forms you need to file a Parentage action for
free. Just use the links in this section. For more help go to the Family Law Facilitator.
Fill out your forms neatly in blue or black ink.
You can also fill out your forms on line using the Court’s
self-help form program.
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How to fill out and file your parentage
forms
Step 1: Fill out the forms
Fill out the forms. If you need help, go to the Family Law Facilitator.
The parent who starts the case is the Petitioner. The other
parent is the Respondent.
After you fill out the forms, make 3 copies.
Step 2: File the forms
If you are filing parentage forms and asking for:
- a Domestic Violence Restraining Order,
- fee waiver, or
- are filing an Order to Show Cause that asks for
emergency/temporary orders
then file your forms with the
Document Examiner.
If you are filing parentage forms:
- with an Order to Show Cause and
- are not asking for emergency/temporary orders
then take your completed forms to your Calendar
office and ask for a hearing date. Then file your papers at the Clerk's
office.
When you file your forms, the clerk will ask you to pay a fee. If you
don’t have enough money to pay the fees, ask the clerk for a fee waiver
packet. Fill out the fee waiver forms, and turn your forms in to the Document Examiner. It will take 24 hours for the judge to decide if you
pay the fees or not.
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Step 3: Serve the forms
You must have someone personally serve the other parent with copies of
the forms you filled out and filed. This includes:
The person who serves the other parent must also serve a blank copy
of:
Remember: You cannot serve the papers yourself.
Your papers can be served by an adult (over 18) who is not involved
in your case OR a professional
process server (see your telephone book).
The person who serves the papers must complete a Proof
of Service of
Summons (Form
FL-115). The proof of service says he or she has delivered the
papers to the other parent.
Step 4: File the Proof of Service
File the original and 2 copies of the Proof of Service at the Clerk’s
Office as soon as possible.
- How to get a judgment in your parentage case
- Contested
The other party files a Response to Petition to Establish Parental
Relationship (Form
FL-220) and asks for a blood test or does not agree with the
custody and visitation orders you asked for. This may also happen at a
Court hearing.
You will be scheduled for a Case Management Conference where you can
discuss your case with a judicial officer. For help with this process,
see the Family Law Facilitator.
- Agreement
You and the other parent agree that you are both the child’s
parents and want to write up an agreement.
This may happen at a court hearing. For more information about court
hearings, click here.
The Family Law Facilitator can help you write
up your agreement and get it signed by a judge and filed with the
court.
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Default
The other parent does not file a Response to your Petition to Establish Parental
Relationship within 30 days after service.Fill out a Request For Entry
of Default (Form
FL-165). This means you are asking the Court to say who the
child’s parents are even though the other parent didn’t file a Response.
- The Clerk’s Office will mail you a copy of your Request For Entry of
Default if the Court entered the other party’s default.
- Then, go to the Calendar Clerk's Office and ask for a hearing on the
default calendar. (Hearings take place every Friday.)
- Bring your completed Judgment (Uniform Parentage) (Form
FL-250) and Notice of Entry of Judgment (Form
FL-190) to the hearing.
If you need help filling out these forms, go to the Family Law Facilitator.
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