IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS _______________________________________ Petitioner vs _______________________________________ CASE NO: __________________________________________ Respondent FATHER'S PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE AND/OR CUSTODY/VISITATION AND SET CHILD SUPPORT Now comes the Petitioner, __________________________________________, pursuant to the (Please print) Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 (750 ILCS 45/1 et. seq. as amended) and states as follows: 1.) On information and belief, the following minor child(ren) was/were born on and reside(s) at: _____________________________, ____/____/_____, ______________________________________ (Name) (Date of Birth) (Address) _____________________________, ____/____/_____, ______________________________________ (Name) (Date of Birth) (Address) _____________________________, ____/____/_____, ______________________________________ (Name) (Date of Birth) (Address) _____________________________, ____/____/_____, ______________________________________ (Name) (Date of Birth) (Address) _____________________________, ____/____/_____, ______________________________________ (Name) (Date of Birth) (Address) 2.) The Parties are unmarried and there has/has not been a Voluntary Acknowledgement(s) of Paternity (circle one) signed by the parties as of the filing of this Petition. (If a Voluntary Acknowledgement(s) of Paternity has been signed by the parties, a copy/copies of same shall be attached to this Petition and the same shall be impounded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.) That a Voluntary Acknowledgement(s) of Paternity is is not attached. 3.) The mother of the minor child(ren) is _________________________________________, who resides at _______________________________________, in _________ County, Illinois. 4.) Petitioner, ______________________________________, believes he is the natural father of the child(ren), and resides at _____________________________________, in __________ County, Illinois. 5.) The Mother has/has not been married to another man since the child(ren) was conceived. (circle one) Initial Case Management set for _________________________ at: _________ am Judge: __________________________________ Assigned by the Will County Circuit Clerk's Office American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com ANDREA LYNN CHASTEEN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY Orig. ­ Court Copy ­ Plaintiff Copy - Defendant 156 (Page 1 of 2) (Revised 02/17) 6.) The Petitioner asks the Court to address the following: (choose from the options below) Child Support Visitation Custody 7.) The Petitioner asks the Court to order that the child(ren) reside with _________________________ and that the Petitioner be given: (choose from the options below) Sole custody Joint custody with the Respondent 8.) That the Petitioner asks the Court to order visitation as follows: (choose from the options below) Grant reasonable schedule of visitation by the Court Deny/restrict visitation because visitation would seriously endanger the child(ren)'s physical, mental, moral and emotional health. 9.) Both Mother and Father owe a duty of financial support to the minor child(ren) and it is necessary that an order of financial support be entered consistent with statutory guidelines and standards (750 ILCS 5/505(a), 750 ILCS 5/505.1 and 750 ILCS 5/505.2). 10.) Other: __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests that this Honorable Court: (check the items below that do apply to your situation) Order the parties to take DNA tests. Enter an order declaring ________________________________ to be the natural Father of the minor child(ren). Grant both Mother and Father the joint care, custody, control, and education of the child(ren) with __________________________________ named as the residential parent. Grant _______________________________ the sole care, custody, control and education of the minor child(ren). Grant _______________________________ liberal and specific visitation days, including time in the summer and holidays. Enter an Order denying/restricting Mother's visitation time with the minor child(ren). Enter an Order for the child support including provisions for health insurance and uncovered medical expenses. Other: ______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Grant any other relief which is just. ________________________________________________ (Petitioner) Verification by Certification Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in these instruction are true and correct, except as to matters therein stated to be on information and belief and as to such matters the undersigned certifies that she/he verily believes to be the same to be true. ___________________________________ (Petitioner) Name _____________________________________ Address ___________________________________ ___________________________________ City & Zip _________________________________ American LegalNet, Inc. Telephone _________________________________ www.FormsWorkFlow.com E-mail ____________________________________ ANDREA LYNN CHASTEEN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY Orig. ­ Court Copy ­ Plaintiff Copy - Defendant 156 (Page 2 of 2) (Revised 02/17)