Petition To Decide Parentage {Parentage 301}

RCW 26.26.505, .525, .530 Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 301 Petition to Decide Parentage p. 1 of 9 Superior Court of Washington, County of In re parentage: Petitioner (person who started this case) : And Respondents: ( parent / presumed parent / alleged parents) Children over age 2: No. Petition to Decide Parentage (PTDTP) Petition to Decide Parentage Do not use this form if: A judge has already decided who the legal parents are, or The parents signed a Paternity Acknowledgment that was filed with the appropriate state agency. (The Acknowledgment is usually signed by the parents at the hospital.) 1. This Petition asks the court to decide who are the legal parent/s of: (first, middle, last) Born (month/day/year) Lives in (county and state) Important! me parents or possible parents. If they have or may have different parents, fill out a separate Petition for each child. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.505, .525, .530 Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 301 Petition to Decide Parentage p. 2 of 9 2. Parties to this case The Petitioner (name): is the The Respondent (name): is the The Respondent ( name ): is the State of Washington Birth mother Alleged parent (person who may be a genetic parent) Presumed parent (see section 5 below) Adoptive parent Parent by assisted reproduction Parent according to a surrogacy contract Other Respondents (name and describe): Important! If any of the children are age 2 or older and have a presumed parent, they must be parties to this case. 3. Guardian ad Litem I ask the court to appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) for any child who is age 2 or older and has a presumed parent. I ask the court to appoint a GAL for the children to investigate and make recommendations to the court about whether genetic testing should be done. 4. Sexual assault Does not apply. Petitioner alleges that : were born as a result of a sexual assault by (name): . See the Sexual Assault Allegation, filed separately. Im portant! File and serve the Sexual Assault Allegation (FL Parentage 365) together with this Petition. 5. Is there a presumed parent? (A presumed parent is the legal parent of a child unless a court decides otherwise.) No, there is no presumed parent because the birth mother was not married or in a registered domestic partnership when were born, or within the 300 days before these children were born. Yes, there is a presumed parent. (Name): is the presumed parent of because (check all that apply): American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.505, .525, .530 Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 301 Petition to Decide Parentage p. 3 of 9 This person and the birth mother were married or in a registered domestic partnership when these children were born, or within the 300 days before these children were born. This person and the birth mother believed they were in a valid marriage or registered domestic partnership when these children were born or within the 300 days before these children were born, even though the marriage or partnership was (or could have been) invalidated by a court. After these children were born, this person and the birth mother married or became registered domestic partners (or believed their marriage or partnership was valid, even if it was or could have been invalidated). This person willingly (check at least one): promised in a written or electronic record to support these children as his/her own. See RCW 26.26.011(23). of Vital Statistics. This person lived in the same home as these children and openly held out Check here if there is another which of the reasons listed above applies to that person: (Name): (Reason): 6. Should the presumed parent continue to be a legal parent? Does not apply. There is no presumed parent. See the requests listed in the Sexual Assault Allegation, form FL Parentage 365, filed separately. No, the presumed parent (name): should not be a legal parent of . if genetic testing shows that someone else is the biological parent. RCW 26.26.530 sets a time limit for starting a parentage case for a child who has a presumed parent. I am starting this case within the time limit because (check all that apply): I am filing or serving this Petition th birthday. The presumed parent: did not live with and did not have sex with the birth mother when the children were likely conceived, and did not openly hold out these children as his/her own children. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.505, .525, .530 Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 301 Petition to Decide Parentage p. 4 of 9 Yes, the presumed parent (name): should be confirmed as a legal parent of . RCW 26.26.530 sets a time limit for starting a parentage case for a child who has a presumed parent. I am starting this case within the time limit because I am filing or serving this Petition th birthday. Other (specify): 7. No request. 8. Personal Jurisdiction Does a Washington state court have personal jurisdiction (authority to make decisions) over ( name): ? Yes, because s/he (check all that apply): will be personally served in this state with a Summons and Petition for this case. lives in this state now. lived in this state with the children. lived in this state and paid for pregnancy costs or support for the children. did or said something that caused the children to live in this state. had sex in this state, which may have produced the children. signed an agreement to join this Petition or other document agreeing that the court can decide his or her rights in this case. other (specify): No. (None of the reasons listed above apply.) Does a Washington state court have personal jurisdiction (authority to make decisions) over (Other name): ? Yes, because s/he (check all that apply): will be personally served in this state with a Summons and Petition for this case. lives in this state now. lived in this state with the children. lived in this state and paid for pregnancy costs or support for the children. did or said something that caused the children to live in this state. had sex in this state, which may have produced the children. signed an agreement to join this Petition or other document agreeing that the court can decide his or her rights in this case. other (specify): American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.505, .525, .530 Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 301 Petition to Decide Parentage p. 5 of 9 No. (None of the reasons listed above apply.) Check here if there are more Respondentsor not the court has personal jurisdiction over each person, and why: 9. Jurisdiction over the children (RCW 26.27.201 .221, .231, .261, .271) The court can decide a Parenting Plan or Residential Schedule for the children and decide who the children should live with most of the time because (check all that apply; if ting names): Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction A Washington court has already made a custody order or parenting plan for the children, and the court still has authority to make other orders for . Home state jurisdiction (check all that apply): lived in Washington with a parent or someone acting as a parent for at least the 6 months just before this case was filed, or if the children are less than 6 months old, they have lived in Washington with a parent or someone acting as a parent since birth. There were times the children were not in Washington in the 6 months just before this case was filed (or since birth if they are less than 6 months old), but those were temporary absences. do not live in Washington months just before this case was filed, and a parent or someone acting as a parent of the children still lives in Washington. do not have another home state. No home state or home state declined No court of any other state (or tribe) has the jurisdiction to make decisions for , or (or tribe) decided it is better to have this case in Washington and: The children and a parent or someone acting as a parent have ties to Washington beyond just living here; and protection, education and relationships in this state. Other state declined The courts in other states (or tribes) that might be names): home state have refused to take this case because it is better to have