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- 1 - STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No. , Petitioner, ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM AND , Respondent, Resp onden t, f o r h is /h er A nsw er t o P etitio ner's C om pla in t h ere in a lle g es: I. S pecif ic ally d en ie s e ach a n d e v ery a lle g atio n c o nta in ed in s a id c o m pla in t u nle ss o th erw is e sta te d i n R esp o nden t's C ounte rc la im .W HER EFO RE, R esp onden t a sk s th e C ourt to d is m is s P etitio ner's C om pla in t a n d to a w ard [h im /h er] h is /h er c o sts a n d d is b urs e m en ts i n cu rre d h ere in . C O UNTER CLA IM I. T he tr u e an d co rre ct nam es, ad dre sse s, an d so cia l se cu rity num bers of P etitio ner an d Resp ond en t a re : P etitio ner: S N : R esp ond en t: S SN : - 2 - II. P etitio ner is bein g re p re se n te d in th ese pro ceed in gs by _____________________, of _ _ _____ _______________ ___, { ad dre ss} , _ _________, M in neso ta _ _________. R esp onden t is b ein g r e p re se n te d in th ese p ro ceed in gs b y _ ____________________, o f _ ____________________, _ _ _____ ______________ , _ _________, M in neso ta _ _________. III. P etitio ner's d ate o f b ir th i s , a n d [ (s )h e] i s ( _ _) y ears o f a g e. R esp onden t's d ate o f b ir th i s , a n d [(s )h e] i s ( _ _) y ears o f a g e. IV . Petitio ner ( a n d th e m in or c h ild (re n )) r e sid e(s ) in th e C ounty o f , S ta te o f M in neso ta . R esp ond en t ( a n d t h e m in or c h ild (re n )) r e sid e(s ) i n t h e C ounty o f , S ta te o f M in neso ta . (O PT IO NAL) V . O n o r a b out th e __ day o f _ ___________, 2 0__, in th e C ity o f _ ___________, C ounty o f _ _ _____ _____ , an d Sta te of ____________, Petitio ner, ____________, an d Resp onden t, __ _____ _____ , h ad s e x ual i n te rc o urs e . (O PT IO NAL) V I. B y re aso n of sa id se x ual in te rc o urs e , Petitio ner/R esp onden t becam e pre g nan t w ith a (m ale )(fe m ale ) c h ild , _ ____ _______, w ho w as b orn ( o ut o f w ed lo ck ) i n t h e C ity o f _ ___________, Co unty o f _ ___________ , a n d S ta te o f _ ___________, o n _ ___________, 2 0_ _. V II. A d ecla ra tio n/r e co g nitio n o f p are n ta g e, p urs u an t to M in n. S ta t § 257.3 4)(2 57.7 5) h as (n ot) b een s ig ned b y P etitio ner/R esp onden t ( th e p artie s). V III. T he c o ncep tio n o f th e m in or c h ild a s d esc rib ed in th e C om pla in t m ay h av e o ccu rre d a s a re su lt o f c o nta ct b y P etitio n er/R esp onden tw ith o th ers , a n d a cco rd in gly , P etitio ner/R esp onden t h as - 3 - in su ffic ie n t in fo rm atio n upon whic h to base a belie f as to th e tr u th or fa ls ity of Pe titio ner/R esp onden t’ s all e g atio n th ere to an d h en ce (h e)(s h e) d en ie s th e sa m e fo r p urp ose s o f p u ttin g P etitio ner/R esp onden t t o ( h is )(h er) s tr ic t p ro of t h ere o n. IX . Both p artie s a re f it a n d p ro per c u sto dia n s f o r s a id m in or c h ild , a n d th e b est in te re sts o f th e ch ild w ill b e s e rv ed i f j o in t l e g al a n d p hysic al c u sto dy i s a w ard ed t o t h e p artie s. X . Petitio ner is e m plo y ed a s a _ ___________ b y _ ___________, lo cate d a t _ ___________. (H e)(S he) has gro ss in co m e of $_ ___________ per ____________ an d net in co m e of $_ _____ ______ per ___ _________. Resp onden t is em plo yed as a ____________ by __ _____ _____ , lo cate d at _ ___________. (H e)(S he) h as g ro ss in co m e o f $ ____________ p er __ _____ _____ a n d n et i n co m e o f $ _ ___________ p er _ ___________. _ ___________ i s d ep en den t up on _ ______ _____ f o r a c o ntr ib utio n t o t h e s u pport o f t h e m in or c h ild (re n ) o f t h e p artie s. N eith er pa rty r e ceiv es p ublic a ssis ta n ce.W HER EFO RE, if Petitio ner/R esp onden t is ad ju dic ate d th e fa th er of th e m in or ch ild , R esp ond en t p ra y s f o r t h e J u d gm en t a n d D ecre e o f t h is C ourt a s f o llo w s: C U ST O DY/V IS IT A TIO N 1. Gra n tin g __ __________ le g al an d phy sic al cu sto dy of sa id m in or ch ild su bje ct t o _ _ __________'s r ig ht t o ( re aso nab le ) ( s u perv is e d ) ( re aso nab le a n d lib era l) v is it a tio n.1. Gra n tin g P etitio ner a n d R esp onden t jo in t le g al c u sto dy o f s a id m in or c h ild an d d esig natin g _ ___________ a s ( h is )( h er) s o le p hysic al c u sto dia n s u bje ct to _______ _____ 's rig ht to (re aso n ab le ) (s u perv is e d ) (re aso nab le an d lib era l) v is it a tio n.1. Gra n tin g P etitio ner a n d R esp onden t jo in t le g al a n d p hysic al c u sto dy o f s a id min or c h ild .1. Ord erin g su ch c u sto dy, c are a n d c o ntr o l o f sa id m in or c h ild a s th e C ourt de em s i n h is /h er b est i n te re st. - 4 - CH IL D S U PPO RT 2. Ord erin g s u ch s u pport f o r s a id m in or c h ild a s th e C ourt d eem s ju st, f a ir a n d eq uita b le .2 . Ord erin g __ __________ to pay to __ __________ a re aso nab le su m of mo ney f o r t h e s u pport o f s a id m in or c h il d .2. Rese rv in g t h e i s su e o f s u pport f o r s a id m in or c h ild .2. Req uir in g ____________ to pay a re aso nab le su m of money to __________ __ fo r th e co nfin em en t ex pen se s o f _ ___________ an d sa id min or c h ild .2. Req uir in g _ _ __________ to p ay a r e aso nab le p ro portio n o f th e e x pen se s f o r th e s u pport o f s a id m in or c h ild f o r t h e p ast t w o y ears . IN CO M E W IT H HOLD IN G 3. Req uir in g th at th e ch ild su pport pay m en t by ____________ to __________ __ b e m ad e b y in co m e w ith hold in g p urs u an t to M in n. S ta t. §5 18.6 13. IN SU RA NCE 4. Req uir in g th at (_ ___________)(b oth p artie s) p ro vid e m ed ic al (a n d d en ta l) in su ra n ce f o r t h e b en efit o f s a id m in or c h ild ( in a j u st a n d e q uita b le m an ner). N AM E C H ANGE 5. Ord erin g th at th e m in or ch ild 's nam e be ch an ged fro m ____________ to __________ __. S U CH O TH ER 6. For s u ch o th er a n d f u rth er r e lie f a s t h e C ourt d eem s j u st, f a ir a n d e q uita b le i n the p re m is e s. D ate d : _ ______ _____ By _ _____________________ (N am e)A tto rn ey I .D . N o. _ _____(A ddre ss)(A ddre ss)(C ity , S ta te , Z ip ) - 5 - (T ele p hone N um ber) - 6 - VER IF IC A TIO N ST A TE O F M IN NESO TA ) )S S.C O UNTY O F _ __________ _) ____________ , b ein g fir s t d uly sw orn , u pon o ath d ep ose s a n d sa y s th at (h e)(s h e) is th e Re sp ond en t in th e a b ove-e n title d a ctio n; th at ( h e)(s h e) h as r e ad th e f o re g oin g C ounte rc la im , k now s th e c o nte n ts t h ere o f a n d t h at t h e s a m e i s t r u e a n d c o rre ct, e x cep t a s t o t h ose m atte rs t h ere in s ta te d o n in fo rm atio n a n d b elie f a n d a s t o t h ose m atte rs ( h e)(s h e) b elie v es t h em t o b e t r u e. _ ______________________________{n am e}R esp onden t S ubsc rib ed a n d s w orn t o b efo re m eth is _ ___ d ay o f _ ________ ___, 2 0__._ _ _____ _______________ _____________N ota ry P ublic - 7 - ACK NOW LED GM EN T ST A TE O F M IN NESO TA ) )S S.C O UNTY O F _ __________ _) _________________ ____, th e a tto rn ey fo r R esp onden t in th e a b ove-c ap tio ned m atte r, a n d _ _ _____ _____ , R esp onden t h ere in , h ere b y a ck now le d ge t h at p urs u an t t o M in n. S ta t. § 549.2 1, c o sts , di s b urs e m en ts , w itn ess f e es a n d r e aso nab le a tto rn ey s' f e es m ay b e a w ard ed t o P etitio ner i n t h e e v en t Re sp ond en t i s f o und t o b e a ctin g i n b ad f a ith a n d/o r a sse rtin g a f riv olo us c la im . __________________________________{n am e}R esp onden t S ubsc rib ed a n d s w orn t o b efo re m eth is _ ___ d ay o f _ ________ ___, 2 0__._ _ _____ _______________ ___________________N ota ry P ublic _ __________________________________A tto rn ey f o r R esp onden t D ate d :S ubsc rib ed a n d s w orn t o b efo re m eth is _ ___ d ay o f _ ________ ___, 2 0__._ __ __ _______________ ___________N ota ry P ublic