Fill and Sign the Petition to Disestablish Parentage Washington State Courts Form

Summons (Pt Disestab Pat) (SM) - Page 1 of 2 WPF PS 17.0200 (6/2006) - CR 4.1, RCW 4.28.100 Superior Court of Washington County of In re Parentage: Petitioner, and Respondent No. Summons (Petition to Disestablish Paternity Based on Presumption) (SM) To the Respondent: 1. The petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting that there be a declaration of the nonexistence of the parent and child relationship between a presumed father and a child. Additional requests, if any, are stated in the petition, a copy of which is attached. 2. You must respond to this summons and petition by filing a written response with the clerk of the court and by serving a copy of your r esponse on the person signing this summons. If you do not file and serve your written respon se within 20 days (60 days if you are served outside of the state of Washington) after the date this summons was served on you, exclusive of the date of service, the court may, without further notice to you, enter a default judgment against you ordering the relief requested in the petition. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice befo re an order of default may be entered. 3. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form WPF PS 17.0300, Response to Petition to Disestablish Paternity Based on Presu mption (RSP). Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms Summons (Pt Disestab Pat) (SM) - Page 2 of 2 WPF PS 17.0200 (6/2006) - CR 4.1, RCW 4.28.100 4. If this action has not been filed with the court, you may demand that the petitioner file this action with the court. If you do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the person signing this summons. Within 14 days after you serve the demand, the petitioner must file this action with the court, or the service on you of this summons and petition will be void. 5. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. 6. One method of serving a copy of your respon se on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested. This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the state of Washington. Dated: Signature of Petitioner or Lawyer/WSBA No. Print or Type Name File original of your response with Serve a copy of your response on : the clerk of the court at: [ ] Petitioner [You may list an address that is not your residential address where you agree to accept legal documents. Any time this address changes while this action is pending, you must notify the opposing parties in writing and file an updated Confidential Information Form (WPF DRPSCU 09.0200) with the court clerk.] [ ] Petitioner’s Lawyer _______________________________________ [Name of Court] [Name] ______________________________________ [Address] [Address] ______________________________________