Fill and Sign the Petition Establish Form

DOMESTIC RELATIONS FORMS Supreme Court Approved 4A-331 November 1, 2002 4A-331 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF __________________________ ____________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT _____________________________________ Petitioner, v. No. _____________ _____________________________________ Respondent. PETITION TO ESTABLISH PARENTAGE 1 I, ____________________________, (person listed as petitioner above) am the petitioner in this case and I have [a child] [children] with _________________________ (person listed as respondent), "the parties" . The parties ask the court for a Final Decree Establishing Parentage that establishes that __________________________ (name of father) is the father of the [child] [children] listed below and approves the parties' parenting plan for their [child] [children]. 1. The parties have [or are expecting] ______ (number) minor [child] [children] together. 2. The parties are filing a completed Parenting Plan and Child Support Obligation, Form 4A-313 NMRA, at the same time as this petition. 3. Father lives in _______________________ County. Mother lives in _______________________ County. Venue is proper because one of us lives in the county listed in the case caption above. 4. Both parties have gotten the help needed in order to sign this document. 5. The parties are the parents of: Child's name Date of birth Age DOMESTIC RELATIONS FORMS Supreme Court Approved 4A-331 November 1, 2002 _______________________ _____________ ________ _______________________ _____________ ________ _______________________ _____________ ________ _______________________ _____________ ________ 6. Our [child] [children] have lived in New Mexico since birth or for at least the past six (6) months. For the past five (5) years, our children have lived: Child's addresses Dates of People in residence residence Present address: __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ Past addresses: __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ (If applicable, check below and list each proceeding.) 7. [ ] The above [child has] [children have] been the subject of the following prior custody or support proceedings: Case Name Case Court name Location number ______________ _________ _____________ ________________ ______________ _________ _____________ ________________ [ ] No other custody or support proceeding has been filed in any state involving the above named [child] [children]. 8. (check applicable) DOMESTIC RELATIONS FORMS Supreme Court Approved 4A-331 November 1, 2002 [ ] No person other than the parties to this proceeding has claimed custody or visitation rights for the above named [child] [children]. [ ] The following named persons have custody or visitation rights to the above named [child] [children]: ______________________ __________________________ (Name of person) (Address) ______________________ _________________________ (Name of person) (Address) 9. Parentage has been established because the father has acknowledged that he is the father of the [child] [children]. 10. We understand that once the judge signs the Final Decree of Parentage, we will be ordered to do the things we agreed to do in the parenting plan. When I sign here, I am telling the judge that I have read this document and agree with everything in it. I state upon my oath or affirmation that this document and the statements in it are true and correct to the best of my information and belief. ______________________________________________ 3 Petitioner's signature Address: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Telephone: ______________________ _____________________________________________ 3 Respondent's signature Address: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Telephone: ________________________________ DOMESTIC RELATIONS FORMS Supreme Court Approved 4A-331 November 1, 2002 STATE OF NEW MEXICO ) ) ss COUNTY OF _________________ ) Acknowledged, subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _____________, _____ by _________________, the petitioner. My commission expires: ________________________________ _____________________ Notary Public STATE OF NEW MEXICO ) ) ss COUNTY OF _________________ ) Acknowledged, subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _____________, _____ by _________________, the respondent. My commission expires: ________________________________ _____________________ Notary Public USE NOTES 1. See Domestic Relations Form 4A-206 NMRA for an explanation of an uncontested paternity proceeding and how to complete these forms. 2. Section 40-10A-209 NMSA 1978 requires the following information be disclosed: name of the child; the places the child has lived in the last five (5) years; and the names and addresses of the persons with whom the child has lived in the last five (5) years. 3. After completing this form the petitioner and respondent must sign their names before a notary. [Approved, effective November 1, 2002.]