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This form is used to ask the court to allocate parental responsibilities a certain way when the other parent has already filed a petition.

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Can I use this form?

To use this form, the other parent must have already filed a Petition for allocation of parental responsibilities.

NOTE: This form can be completed for multiple children at once.

Learn more about the allocation of parental responsibilities.

What do I need first?

To complete this program, you will need to know:

  • The other parent's address, age, and occupation,
  • All of the addresses the child has lived at in the past 5 years,
  • Whether anyone other than you and the other parent claims to have rights to make important decisions for the child,
  • Whether there are any other court cases involving the parents or the children, and
  • Whether you want to split decision-making responsibilities and parenting time with the other parent.
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May 24, 2020

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