Fill and Sign the Rules for Louisiana District Courts and Juvenile Courts Form

____________ : ______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VS : PARISH OF ______ , LOUISIANA _______ : DOCKET NO. ______ ____________ _________________________________________________________________ * * * RULE TO SET JOINT CUSTODY AND SPECIFIC VISITATION RIGHTS NOW INTO COURT, through undersigned c ounsel, comes ____________ , who suggests to this Honorable Court, the following: I. That your plaintiff, _________ ___ , and your defendant, ____________ , are the parents of minor children, namely, ____________ and ____________ , twins who were born on ______ ___ , 20 ___ ; ____________ , born on ______ ___ , 20 ___ , and ____________ , born on ______ ___ , 20 ___ . All of said children were born out of wedlock, and are presently in the care, custody and control of Defendant, ____________ . II. Plaintiff avers that it would be in the best interest of said minor children that their custody be awarded jointly to Plaintiff and Defendant, with residency of said children to be with Defendant, ____________ . III. Defendant has refused to allow Plaintiff visitation rights with the mino r children, and Plaintiff requests this Honorable Court to set specific visitation rights with the minor children. IV. Plaintiff is a citizen of this State, and because of his poverty and want of means, he is unable to pay the costs of this action in adva nce or as they accrue, or to give security therefor, and desires to file and prosecute this action under the provisions of La. C.C.P. Arts. 5l8l -5l88. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, ____________ , prays that he be permitted to prosecute this action without prior payment of costs or as they accrue and wit hout giving bond for costs, according to the provisions of La. C.C.P. Art. 5l8l. ____________ further asks this Honorable Court to order the Defendant, ____________ , to show, if she can, on a date and at a time to be fixed by this Honorable Court, why: (l) An order should not be issued granting joint custody of the minor children, ____________ , ____________ , ____________ , and ____________ , unto Plaintiff and Defendant, with ____________ being the domiciliary parent; and (2) Specific visitation privileges should not be granted to plaintiff, ____________ . _______________________________ ____________ Attorney for Plaintiff ____________ _______ , L a _______ (___ )_______ La. Bar Roll No. _______ STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF ____________ BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, duly commissioned and legally qualified in and for the Pari sh and State aforesaid , personally came and appeared ____________ , who, being first duly sworn, did depose and say that: l. He is the Petitioner in the above and foregoing proceedings; 2. He has read the same; and 3. All of the allegations of fact contained therein are true and correct, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. _______________________________ _______________ SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this ______ day of ______ , 20 ___ . _________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC ____________ : _______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VS : PARISH OF ____________ , LOUISIANA ____________ : DOCKET NO. _______ ___________________________________ ______________________________ * * * O R D E R Considering the foregoing: IT IS ORDERED that ____________ show cause on the _____ __ day of ________________, 20 ___ , at ___ o’clock ___ .M., as a _____ fixing, why an order should not be issued granting joint custody of the minor children, ____________ , ____________ , ____________ , and ____________ , unto Plaintiff and Defendant, with Defendant, ____________ , being designated as domiciliary parent, and why specific visitation privileges should not be granted to Plaintiff, ____________ . THUS DONE AND SIGNED at _______________ , Louisiana, this _____ day of _______ , 20 ___ . __________________________ DISTRICT JUDGE Defendant can be served at: __________ _____ _______ , LA _______