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Parentage (Unmarried Parents) –– Petition for a Parenting Plan / Residential Schedule and/or Child Support with Paternity Acknowledgment or Final Parentage Order
Unmarried Parents – with Paternity Acknowledgment - Establishing Residential Schedule/Child Support
An acknowledged father or mother may file a petition to ask the court for a residential schedule/parenting plan or child support order four years or more after the Acknowledgment of Parentage they signed was filed with the Washington State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Either parent may also file this petition more than 60 days but less than four years after the acknowledgment was filed.
Start the Case:
Temporary Order:
I've started my case. I need a Parenting Plan while my case is active.
Immediate Restraining Order:
I have started a case. The other party has threatened my safety. What can I do?
Important: If there is an emergency, contact law enforcement at 911, or call the number for your local police or sheriff.
In a family law case, you can ask the court for a Protection Order or a Restraining Order. You can also ask the court to prohibit weapons and to order the other party/ies to surrender weapons to the police or sheriff.
A court may grant an Immediate Restraining Order (Ex Parte) the same day as the request is made, even without notice to the other party/ies, if necessary to provide safety. The court may grant a Temporary Family Law Order and Restraining Order after a hearing, with notice to the other party, and the orders can remain in effect until your case is concluded (at which time the restraining order could be extended). For immediate protection, contact the clerk of the court for more information.
Complete the Case:
Finalize the Case:
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.
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