Response To Petition To Estabish Paternity Child Legal

Page 1 of 8 DORPCCPTCOSCPinal03.09.18 Useonlymostcurrentversion Name of Person Filing: Street Address: City, State, Zip Code: Telephone Number: Email Address: ATLAS Number (if applicable): Representing Self (No Attorney) or Represented by Attorney If Attorney, Bar Number: SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA PINAL COUNTY Name of Petitioner CASE NUMBER: S1100 RESPONSE TO PETITION TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY, CHILD LEGAL DECISION- MAKING AND PARENTING TIME Name of Respondent HONORABLE: GENERAL INFORMATION INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER PARTY, THE PETITIONER Name: Address: County of Residence: Date of Birth: Occupation or Job Title: Relationship to minor children for whom the paternity order is requested: Mother Claims to be the Father Is a court-appointed guardian, conservator or 223best friend224 for the child(ren) INFORMATION ABOUT ME, THE RESPONDENT Name: Address: American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 2 of 8 DORPCCPTCOSCPinal03.09.18 Useonlymostcurrentversion County of Residence: Date of Birth: Occupation or Job Title: Relationship to minor children for whom the paternity order is requested: Mother Claims to be the Father Is a court-appointed guardian, conservator or 223best friend224 for the child(ren) INFORMATION ABOUT THE MINOR CHILDREN is contained in the Affidavit Regarding Minor Children filed with the Petition or in the Petition itself and incorporated by reference. STATEMENT ABOUT PATERNITY: WHY YOU THINK OR THE OTHER PERSON IS NOT THE FATHER OF THE MINOR CHILD(REN): (Check all boxes that apply) A. AFFIDAVIT: Petitioner and Respondent did not sign an Affidavit or Acknowledgment of Paternity acknowledging that Petitioner or Respondent is the child(ren)222s natural father. B. BIRTH CERTIFICATE: is not named as the natural father on the minor child(ren)222s birth certificate(s), or a father by the name of is named on the minor children222s birth certificates. C. BLOOD TEST: The parties had DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Testing and (name of father) is shown not to be the minor child(ren)222s natural father. A copy is attached to this Answer. D. PARTIES NOT LIVING TOGETHER: Petitioner and Respondent were not married to each other at any time during the ten months before the birth of the minor child(ren). The parties did not live together during the period(s) when the minor child(ren) could have been conceived. E. NO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: Petitioner and Respondent were not living together and did not have sexual intercourse at the probable date of conception of the minor child(ren). F. SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: The mother of the minor child(ren) had sexual intercourse with someone else during the period in which the minor child(ren) could have been conceived. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 3 of 8 DORPCCPTCOSCPinal03.09.18 Useonlymostcurrentversion G.OTHER (explain) ABOUT MARRIAGE AND HUSBAND (if applicable, check one box only). Mother was not married at the time the minor child(ren) were born or conceived or at least 10 months before minor child(ren) were born or conceived, OR Mother was married when minor child(ren) were born or conceived or at least 10 months before the minor child(ren) were born or conceived, but husband is not the father of minor child(ren). (Husband must be included as a party to this court case because of marriage.) SUMMARY OF WHAT I SAY ABOUT THE MINOR CHILDREN THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE PETITIONER ASKED FOR IN THE PETITION: (Summarize what is different between what you say about the minor children, and what the other party said in the Petition.) OTHER STATEMENTS TO THE COURT: MEDICAL EXPENSES: (Check the applicable boxes) There are OR There are not unreimbursed medical expenses incurred by the mother, resulting from the birth of the minor child(ren). If there are, these costs and expenses should be awarded to Plaintiff OR Defendant according to law. OTHER EXPENSES: The parties should be ordered to divide between them any uninsured medical, dental, or health expenses, reasonably incurred for the minor child(ren), in proportion to their respective incomes. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 4 of 8 DORPCCPTCOSCPinal03.09.18 Useonlymostcurrentversion DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: (Check the correct box if you are asking for joint Legal Decision-Making.) Significant domestic violence has or has not occurred between the parties. VENUE: This is the proper court to bring this lawsuit under Arizona law because it is the county of residence of the Plaintiff or the Defendant or the child(ren). GENERAL DENIAL: I deny anything stated in the complaint that I have not specifically admitted, qualified, or denied. REQUESTS I MAKE TO THE COURT: 1.PATERNITY: Order that (name of father) is not the natural father of the minor child(ren); Order that (name of father) is the natural father of the minor child(ren). IN THE EVENT THAT COURT ORDERS THAT (NAME) IS THE NATURAL FATHER, THEN THE COURT SHOULD ALSO ORDER AS FOLLOWS: 2.BIRTH CERTIFICATE: (check the box and complete this sentence if you want this): Order that (name of father) name be added to each minor child's birth certificate; 3.LAST NAME: (check the box and complete this sentence if you want this): Order that each child's last name be changed to the last name of 4.LEGAL DECISION-MAKING AND PARENTING TIME OF CHILDREN: (check the box and complete A or B). Order that: SOLE LEGAL DECISION-MAKING: Sole Legal Decision-Making of the minor child(ren) be awarded to subject to parenting time as follows: Reasonable parenting time rights to the parent who does not have Legal Decision-Making, as will be described in a Parenting Plan attached to the Final Order. OR Supervised parenting time between the minor children and the other party is in the best interests of the minor children because (explain here reasons for supervision or no parenting time): American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 5 of 8 DORPCCPTCOSCPinal03.09.18 Useonlymostcurrentversion Person to supervise: Requested restrictions on parenting time: (explain here) The cost of supervised parenting time shall be paid by the parent being supervised; the parent having Legal Decision-Making; shared equally by the parties. OR No parenting time rights to the parent who does not have Legal Decision-Making is in the best interests of the minor child(ren) for the following reasons: OR JOINT LEGAL DECISION-MAKING: Plaintiff and Defendant agree to act as joint custodians of the minor children, as set forth in the Joint Legal Decision-Making Agreement in the Parenting Plan by the parties, signed by both parties. There have been no significant acts of domestic violence by either parent. 5.CHILD SUPPORT DEVIATION: INSTRUCTIONS: Within this packet you will find a child support calculator form for the Parent's Worksheet. You must fill out the child support calculator entry form online; there are instructions in this packet. Fill this section out ONLY if you want a different amount of child support than is given on the child support calculator. First, fill in the amount the child support calculator gives. Second, give reasons why the amount of child support should be different. Third, fill in the amount of child support that should be ordered. The amount of child support based on the Parent222s Worksheet for Child Support is $ , however, this amount is inappropriate or unjust and not in the best interest of the child(ren) because: The amount of child support should be $ . American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 6 of 8 DORPCCPTCOSCPinal03.09.18 Useonlymostcurrentversion 6.CHILD SUPPORT: Neither party shall pay child support until further Order of the court. There is an Order for Child Support dated (date) from . To my knowledge there is no child support order for the minor child(ren) and the court should order child support in this case along with legal decision making (custody), and parenting time. INSTRUCTIONS: Tell the court who should pay child support by checking either Petitioner or Respondent. On the space provided, enter the amount calculated on the Parent222s Worksheet for Child Support OR the amount previously requested. Choose whether you want the child support payments to begin the month after the D