Response To Petition To Establish First Court Order For

Name of Person Filing: Street Address: City, State, Zip Code: Telephone Number: Email Address: ATLAS Number (if applicable) Representing Self (No Attorney) If Attorney, Bar Number: or Represented by Attorney SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA PINAL COUNTY CASE NUMBER: DO 2 Name of Petitioner RESPONSE TO PETITION TO ESTABLISH FIRST COURT ORDER FOR: CHILD LEGAL DECISION-MAKING, PARENTING TIME & CHILD SUPPORT OR CHILD LEGAL DECISION-MAKING & PARENTING TIME Name of Respondent STATEMENTS TO THE COURT, UNDER OATH: 1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PETITIONER (THE OTHER PARTY) Name: Address: Date of Birth: Job Title: Relationship to child(ren) whom filed this Petition (Check One Box): Mother of child(ren) Father of child(ren) Other (Explain): 2. INFORMATION ABOUT ME, THE RESPONDENT Name: Address: Date of Birth: Job Title: Page 1 of 6 DO_RPCCPTCS_COSCPinal_01.31.13 Use only most current version American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Relationship to child(ren) whom filed this Petition (Check One Box): Mother of child(ren) Father of child(ren) Other (Explain): 3. CHILDREN OF THE PARTIES WHO ARE LESS THAN 18 YEARS OLD (Check One Box): The following child(ren), common to the parties, are under age 18 and were born to, or adopted by, my spouse and me: (Attach extra pages if necessary). Child's Name: Address: Length of Time at Address: Child's Name: Address: Length of Time at Address: Child's Name: Address: Length of Time at Address: Child's Name: Address: Length of Time at Address: 4. PATERNITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY: (Check one box). (A copy of any Order or document referenced here should be attached if not already in court file.) A Court Order for Paternity from this county or previously transferred to this county stating that is the natural father of the child(ren). (A.R.S. §25-502 (c)). Both parents signing an Acknowledgment of Paternity through the Hospital Program or other means provided by law after July 18, 1996, and a birth certificate listing the name of the father was issued as a result. We do not have an Order of Paternity, but we do have a child support order. 5. INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN: (Check one box). A Child Support Order was entered on (date) , case no. this states that child support is established and does not need to be changed. Page 2 of 6 DO_RPCCPTCS_COSCPinal_01.31.13 Use only most current version American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Birth Date: Birth Date: Birth Date: Birth Date: from (name of court) Order that child support shall be paid by Petitioner, or Respondent, in a reasonable amount as determined by the court under the Arizona Child Support Guidelines as described in the submitted Parent's Worksheet. Support payments shall begin on the first day of the first month following the entry of Legal Decision-Making / Parenting Time Order. 6. WHAT I SAY ABOUT PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT PETITIONER SAID: (Summarize the difference between your statement and what the other party stated in petition) 7. COURT CASES NOT INVOLVING LEGAL DECISION-MAKING OR PARENTING TIME RELATED TO THE CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OLD: (Check one box) I have or I have not been a party/witness in court in this state or in any other state that involved the Legal Decision-Making parenting time of the child(ren) named above. (If so, explain. If not, go on.) Name of each Child: Name of Court: Court Case Number: How the Child is involved: Court Location: Current Status: 8. LEGAL DECISION-MAKING OR PARENTING TIME CLAIMS OF ANY PERSON: (Check one box) I have or I have not been a party/witness in court in this state or in any other state that involved the Legal Decision-Making parenting time of the child(ren) named above. (If so, explain. If not, go on.) Name of each child claimed: Name of person with the claim: Address of person with the claim: Nature of the claim: Additional claims of Legal Decision-Making or parenting time stated on attached page. Page 3 of 6 DO_RPCCPTCS_COSCPinal_01.31.13 Use only most current version American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com OTHER STATEMENTS TO THE COURTS: 9. 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. 10. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: (If you intend to ask for joint Legal Decision-Making, there must have been no significant domestic violence between the parties in this case. A.R.S. §25-303.03. Check the box to make a true statement: Significant domestic violence has or has not occurred in this relationship. 11. GENERAL DENIAL: I deny anything stated in the Petition that I have not specifically admitted, qualified or denied. REQUESTS I MAKE TO THE COURT: A. CHILD LEGAL DECISION-MAKING AND PARENTING TIME: Award Legal Decision-Making and Parenting Time of the children under the age of 18 and common to the parties, as follows: (Check either the sole Legal Decision-Making box or the joint Legal Decision-Making box. If you check the sole Legal Decision-Making box, check only one box related to Parenting Time.) A.1. JOINT LEGAL DECISION-MAKING: Petitioner and Respondent agree to act as joint custodians of the child(ren) as set forth in the Joint Legal Decision-Making Agreement signed by the parties, if the court agrees with the Joint Legal Decision-Making Agreement. (Remember, there can be no domestic violence in your marriage to get joint Legal Decision-Making.) OR SOLE LEGAL DECISION-MAKING of the minor child(ren) awarded to Respondent, subject to Parenting Time as follows: Petitioner OR A.2. Reasonable Parenting Time rights to the parent not having Legal Decision-Making, as will be described in the Parenting Plan attached. Supervised Parenting Time between the children and the Petitioner OR Respondent is in the best interest of the children because: (Explain the reasons for supervision or no Parenting Time. Use extra paper if necessary.) Name of the person who will supervise: Requested restrictions on Parenting Time: (explain here) The cost of supervised parent/child access will be paid by the parent being supervised; the parent having Legal Decision-Making; shared equally by the parties. Page 4 of 6 DO_RPCCPTCS_COSCPinal_01.31.13 Use only most current version American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com No Parenting Time rights to the parent not having Legal Decision-Making is in the best interests of the child(ren) because: (Explain the reasons for no Parenting Time.