Form 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 residence People in 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 number Court name Location _____________________ ____________ _______________ ________________ _____________________ ____________ _______________ ________________ [ ] 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