RCW 26.26.540(2) Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 351 Petition to Decide Parentage (after Ackn. or Court Decision) p. 1 o f 9 Superior Court of Washington, County of In re parentage: Petitioner (person who started this case) : And Respondents (current legal parents) : Children over age 2: No. Petition to Decide Parentage (after Acknowledgment or Court Decision) (PTD TP) Petition to Decide Parentage (after Acknowledgment or Court Decision) Use this form only if you believe you are the parent of a child, but: Someone else has already been established as the legal parent either by Paternity Acknowledgment or court decision, and You did not sign a Paternity Acknowledgement or Denial of Paternity, and You were not a party to a court case about parentage. Deadline! n on parentage) to file this form. 1. I ask the Court to find that I am the legal parent of: (first, middle, last) Born (month/day/year) Lives in (county and state) Important! ently have all the same legal parents. If they have different legal parents, fill out a separate Petition for each child. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.540(2) Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 351 Petition to Decide Parentage (after Ackn. or Court Decision) p. 2 o f 9 2. Guardian ad Litem I ask the court to appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) for any child who is age 2 or older. I ask the court to appoint a GAL to investigate and make recommendations to the court about whether genetic testing should be done. 3. My claim to parenthood I believe I am a parent of the children listed above because I am the (check one): biological father. adoptive parent. parent by assisted reproduction. parent according to the surrogacy contract. parent who lived with the children for the first 2 years of their lives, and said openly that the children were mine. other (explain): 4. Current legal parents (check all that apply): (Name): is the birth mother. (Name): signed a Paternity Acknowledgment that was filed with the appropriate state agency. (Name/s): was/were named a legal parent by a court order. 5. Was parentage established by court order? (Repeat this section for each child as needed.) No. Parentage was established by Paternity Acknowledgment (Affidavit). (Skip to 6.) Yes. A court signed a Final Parentage Order or other order that established parentage in (county/state): , in case number: on (date): . I was not included as a party in that court case. I believe when. I was not included as a party in that court case. 6. Was parentage established by Paternity Acknowledgment? (Repeat this section for each child as needed.) No. Parentage was established by court order as described above. (Skip to 7.) Yes. The Respondents signed a Paternity Acknowledgment (Affidavit) for name): that was filed with the appropriate agency of the State of on (date): . I did not sign that Paternity Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.540(2) Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 351 Petition to Decide Parentage (after Ackn. or Court Decision) p. 3 o f 9 I believe the Respondents signed a Paternity Acknowledgment (Affidavit), but I cannot get a copy of it. I did not sign any Paternity Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity. 7. Deadline to file this Petition I am filing or serving this Petition before the legal deadline, which is within four years of: or the date a Paternity Acknowledgement was born after the Paternity Acknowledgement was filed. 8. ange No request. 9. Personal Jurisdiction Does a Washington state court have personal jurisdiction (authority to make decisions) over ( name): ? Yes, because s/he (check all that apply): will be personally served in this state with a Summons and Petition for this case. lives in this state now. lived in this state with the children. lived in this state and paid for pregnancy costs or support for the children. did or said something that caused the children to live in this state. had sex in this state, which may have produced the children. signed an agreement to join this Petition or other document agreeing that the court can decide his or her rights in this case. other (specify): No. (None of the reasons listed above apply.) Does a Washington state court have personal jurisdiction (authority to make decisions) over (Other name): ? Yes, because s/he (check all that apply): will be personally served in this state with a Summons and Petition for this case. lives in this state now. lived in this state with the children. lived in this state and paid for pregnancy costs or support for the children. did or said something that caused the children to live in this state. had sex in this state, which may have produced the children. signed an agreement to join this Petition or other document agreeing that the court can decide his or her rights in this case. other (specify): American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.540(2) Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 351 Petition to Decide Parentage (after Ackn. or Court Decision) p. 4 o f 9 No. (None of the reasons listed above apply.) 10. During the past 5 years have any of the children lived: on an Indian reservation, outside Washington state, in a foreign country, or with anyone who is not a party to this case? No. (Skip to 11.) (Skip to 11.) Yes. (Fill out below to show where each child has lived during the last 5 years.) Dates Children Lived with In which state, Indian reservation, or foreign country From: To: All children (Name/s): Petitioner Resp. (name/s): Other (na me): From: To: All children (Name/s): Petitioner Resp. (name/s): Other (name): From: To: All children (Name/s): Petitioner Resp. (name/s): Other (name): From: To: All children (Name/s): Petitioner Resp. (name/s): Other (name): From: To: All children (Name/s): Petitioner Resp. (name/s): Other (name): 11. Other people with a legal right to spend time with a child Do you know of anyone besides the Respondents who has or claims to have a legal right to spend time with any of the children? (Check one): No. Yes. (Name/s) has or claims to have a legal right to spend time with the children. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.540(2) Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 351 Petition to Decide Parentage (after Ackn. or Court Decision) p. 5 o f 9 12. Other court cases involving a child Do you know of any other court cases involving any of these children? (Check one): No. (Skip to 13.) know. (Skip to 13. ) Yes. (Fill out below.) Kind of case (Family Law, Criminal, Protection Order, Juvenile, Dependency, Other) County and State Case number and year Children All children (Name/s ): All children (Name/s): All children (Name/s): All children (Name/s): 13. Jurisdiction over the children (RCW 26.27.201 .221, .231, .261, .271) The court can approve a Parenting Plan or Residential Schedule for the children and decide who the children should live with most of the time because (check all that apply; if a box applies to all of the children, y): Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction A Washington court has already made a custody order or parenting plan for the children, and the court still has authority to make other orders for . Home state jurisdiction (check all that apply): lived in Washington with a parent or someone acting as a parent for at least the 6 months just before this case was filed, or if the children are less than 6 months old, they have lived in Washington with a parent or someone acting as a parent since birth. There were times the children were not in Washington in the 6 months just before this case was filed (or since birth if they are less than 6 months old), but those were temporary absences. do not live in Washington some time in the 6 months just before this case was filed, and a parent or someone acting as a parent of the children still lives in Washington. do not have another home state. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RCW 26.26.540(2) Mandatory Form (07/2017) FL Parentage 351 Petition to Decide Parentage (after Ackn. or Court Decision) p. 6 o f 9 No home state or home state declined No court of any other state (or tribe) has the jurisdiction to make decisions for , or cas