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Unmarried Parents – with Paternity Acknowledgment - Establishing Residential Schedule/Child Support
Unmarried Parents – with Paternity Acknowledgment - Establishing Residential Schedule/Child Support
An acknowledged father or mother may bring this action to establish a residential schedule/parenting plan or child support order two years or more after the Acknowledgment of Paternity they signed was filed with the Washington State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Either parent may also bring this action more that 60 days but less than two years after the acknowledgment was filed if the petitioning party specifically states (alleges) certain facts that are in paragraph 1.4 of the petition.
Petition is Dismissed and a Challenge to Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity is Filed
If the petition is filed less than two years after the Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity was filed and the allegations in paragraph 1.4 of the petition are disputed, a responding party may ask the court to dismiss the petition, and file a petition to challenge the Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity. The court may also dismiss the petition and direct one of the parties to file a petition to challenge the Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity. If the petition is dismissed and a petition to challenge is filed, use the forms listed below under the heading "Parentage (Unmarried Parents) - When the Acknowledged Father or the Mother wants to Challenge the Acknowledgment of Paternity" or "Parentage (Unmarried Parents) - When the Presumed Father wants to Challenge the Denial of Paternity."
Note: Additional documents may be required by local county superior court rules.
Important: To obtain legal advice you should hire a lawyer (for “full service” representation or for “limited” representation) or, if you cannot afford one, contact a low cost or free legal service program. For a referral to a lawyer or a legal service program, call CLEAR (888) 201-1014. If you are the victim of domestic violence, you may also obtain assistance from the Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 562-6025. Your county may also have a courthouse facilitator who cannot provide legal advice, but who can offer limited assistance in completing necessary paperwork. This list of forms is not legal advice and is provided only for reference purposes.
Prepared by the Pattern Forms Committee and the Administrative Office of the Courts, State of Washington, 2004.
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