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4A-402. Petition to establish parentage.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF ___________________________
_____________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
______________________________________,
Petitioner,
v. No. ____________
______________________________________,
Respondent.
PETITION TO ESTABLISH PARENTAGE1
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 Custody Plan, Form 4A-302 NMRA, and Child Support Obligation, Form 4A-303 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
_______________________ _____________ ________
_______________________ _____________ ________
_______________________ _____________ ________
_______________________ _____________ ________
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)
[ ] 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: ___________________________________________
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 Form 4A-401 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; 4A-331 recompiled as 4A-402 by Supreme Court Order No. 13-8300-010, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after May 31, 2013, in all cases pending or filed on or after May 31, 2013; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 13-8300-014, effective immediately in all cases pending or filed on or after June 24, 2013.]