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Motion To Enforce Parenting Time Visitation Form. This is a Kansas form and can be use in 7th Judicial District (Douglas County) Local District Court.
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DISTRICT COURT TRUSTEE
PS-7
SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
111 EAST 11TH STREET, UNIT 101
LAWRENCE, KS 66044-2966
785-832-5315
Fax: 785-838-2408
Pro Se
Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation
**Please read these instructions in their entirety before you begin!**
The following information is provided to assist you in obtaining a hearing to enforce the courtordered parenting time that has been set forth in your case. A hearing cannot be held until your motion
has been filed and all of the steps have been completed.
The following documents (included in this packet) must be filled out and filed with the court when
seeking enforcement of parenting time. Fill out the documents using a typewriter, or print legibly in black
or blue ink.
1. Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation
2. Notice of Hearing and Certificate of Mailing
3. Return of Service for Certified Mail
Follow the steps below in the order given. Check each one off as you complete it to
properly file your motion with the court.
1. Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation.
a.
Fill out the motion completely, making sure you sign your name where indicated.
b.
The Certificate of Mailing portion should include the names and addresses of the
following:
i. Opposing party/ex-spouse;
ii. Opposing party/ex-spouse’s attorney of record, if any.
c.
Make 3 copies of the Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation.
opposing party has an attorney)
d.
Write “Chamber copy” at the top of one of the copies.
(4 copies if the
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2. Notice of Hearing and Certificate of Mailing.
a.
Fill out the Notice of Hearing and Certificate of Mailing, with the exception of the hearing
date and time. The Certificate of Mailing section should include the same people that you
wrote on the certificate of mailing on your Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation.
b.
Make 3 copies of the completed Notice of Hearing.
an attorney)
(4 copies if the opposing party has
3. Filing your Motion and Obtaining a Hearing Date.
a.
Go to the Clerk of the District Court office in the basement of the Judicial and Law
Enforcement Center at 111 East 11th Street, Lawrence, KS to file your motion. Bring
originals and all copies with you.
b.
Give the clerk at the counter the original and all copies of the Motion to Enforce Parenting
Time/Visitation.
The clerk will file-stamp the original and all copies of your Motion to Enforce Parenting
Time/Visitation. They will keep the original for the court file and give you back all of the
copies.
c.
Go to the Judge Pro Tem office for a hearing date and time. Their office is located in the
south hallway on the main floor of the building. Give the administrative assistant the
“Chamber copy” of your Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation and the original and
all copies of your Notice of Hearing and Certificate of Mailing.
The administrative assistant will give you a hearing date and time and write it on the
original and all copies of the Notice of Hearing. The assistant will keep one copy and give
the rest back to you.
d.
Go back downstairs to the Clerk of the District Court office and give the original and all
copies of the Notice of Hearing to the clerk for filing. The clerk will keep the original Notice
of Hearing for the court file and give you back all the file-stamped copies.
4. Serving the Opposing Party.
You must mail the remaining copies by certified mail to the opposing party and their attorney of
record, if any. You should do this on the same day that you file the Notice of Hearing with the Clerk of
the District Court. Failure to mail the copies and provide proof of service will result in your motion being
dismissed.
a.
Keep one copy of the Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation and one copy of the
Notice of Hearing for yourself.
b.
Mail one copy of the Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation and one copy of the
Notice of Hearing to the opposing party/ex-spouse by certified mail.
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c.
Mail one copy of the Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation and one copy of the
Notice of Hearing to the opposing attorney of record, if any, by certified mail.
5. Filing the Return of Service for Certified Mail.
After you mail your Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation and Notice of Hearing by certified
mail to the required parties, you will have to wait for the Return of Service ( “green card”) to be returned
to you by the post office. Once you receive the green card(s), follow the steps below to prove to the
court you served your motion properly.
a.
Fill out the Return of Service for Certified Mail.
b.
Attach the green card(s) to the middle of the page where indicated.
c.
Make one copy for your file.
d.
Bring the original Return of Service for Certified Mail to the Clerk of the District Court
office in the basement of the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center at 111 East 11th Street,
Lawrence, KS.
e.
Hand the document to the clerk at the counter for filing. The clerk will keep the document
so that it can be placed in your court file as proof that you completed all the steps
necessary to properly file your Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation.
PLEASE REMEMBER!! It is up to you to get the correct papers filed and proper service
completed in order for a hearing to be held at its assigned hearing date and time.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of
,
Petitioner,
vs.
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Case No. DG
Division __
Respondent.
MOTION TO ENFORCE PARENTING TIME/VISITATION
COMES NOW
and moves the Court to set a hearing to enforce
(Your name)
its order of parenting time/visitation with the minor child(ren) of the parties. In support of the Motion, I state
to the Court that my parenting time rights, as set forth in the order of the court, are being denied.
WHEREFORE, I pray for an order of the court enforcing reasonable and proper parenting
time/visitation rights heretofore granted by the Court, and to set this matter for hearing.
Your signature
Pro se
Address
Phone
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
A copy of this Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation has been sent by Certified Mail/Return
Receipt Requested to (Petitioner/Respondent) and their attorney of record at the following addresses:
Date
(Your signature again here)
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of
,
Petitioner,
vs.
,
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Case No. DG
Division __
Respondent.
NOTICE OF HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation has been set
, 20
for hearing before the Judge Pro Tem on the _____ day of
at
,
a.m., or as soon thereafter on said date as the Court can hear the same, in the
Pro Tem Division Courtroom of the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center, 111 East 11th Street,
Lawrence, Kansas.
Your signature
Pro se
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I hereby certify that on the
day of
, 20
, I caused a true
and correct copy of this Notice of Hearing to be mailed by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested,
addressed to the following:
Your signature
Pro se
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF
,
Petitioner,
and
,
Respondent.
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Case No. DG
Division __
RETURN OF SERVICE FOR CERTIFIED MAIL
State of Kansas
County of Douglas
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ss.
The undersigned, being duly sworn, states: I have served a Motion to Enforce Parenting Time/Visitation
and Notice of Hearing on the Petitioner/Respondent, and their attorney of record, if any, and the following Return for
Receipt of Service was served on the litigant by certified mail on
, 20
, at the time and
place as listed on the attached card.
(When you receive the signed green card back
from the other party, tape it here.)
Check here if service by certified mail was refused. (If refused, I certify that I sent a true copy of the
motion by first-class mail after the certified letter was refused.)
Your signature
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this
Pro se
day of
, 20
.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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