Fill and Sign the Petition Legitimation Form

IN THE _____________________________________ (Name of Court) OF ____________________________________ (Name of County), ____________________________________________________ (State) In the Matter of the Voluntary Legitimation of __________________________________, A Minor Cause No._____________ Petition By Father of Minor Child For Voluntary Legitimation Comes now ______________________________________, Petitioner, by and through his attorney, and would show unto the Court following: 1. Petitioner resides at__________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code), and is _____ years of age. 2. Petitioner acknowledges that he is the natural father of _____________________ _________________________________, a male child born on _____________________ ( date) , in ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ ( city, county, state) , and who is now ______ years of age. The child resides with _______________________________________ at ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code). Said _________________________________________ is the natural mother of said ________________________________________________ and also resides at ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code). 3. Said _____________________________________________ has consented to the voluntary legitimation of the minor child by Petitioner. A notarized copy of a letter giving consent to the voluntary legitimation is attached to this Petition as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by reference. 4. The parent-child relationship between the child, __________________________ __________________________, and _________________________________________, his natural mother, has not been terminated by a decree of any court. 5. Petitioner was not married to the minor child's mother at the time of conception or at any subsequent time. Petitioner further states that the minor child is entitled to support from him and that the minor child is not the legitimate child of another man. As required by ______________________________________ (cite appropriate statute) , an affidavit attesting to Petitioner's paternity is attached to this Petition, marked Exhibit B , and incorporated herein by reference. WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Court make and enter all necessary and proper orders decreeing Petitioner to be the natural father of ___________ _______________________________________ , and granting Petitioner the right to visit with and associate with the child under such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Court, and establishing a reasonable amount to be contributed by Petitioner for the support and maintenance of ________________________________________________. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this the ____ day of ______________, 20____. _ __________________________, Petitioner By ___________________________________ (Name of Petitioner’s Attorney) State Bar No. 0000 ______________________________________________Name of Petitioner’s Attorney Attorney at law Post Office Box __________ City, State, Zip Code ______________________________________________________ Telephone - _____/_____-________ Telefax - _____-_____-_______