Attach one blank form to the papers being served on the other party. Obtain two Income and Expense Statement forms from the Dane County Legal Resource Center, Room L1007 of the Dane County Courthouse, or online on the Dane County Clerk of Courts Family Court Forms webpage. After filing the case in Room 1000, go to the Court Commissioners Center, Room 2000, to obtain a date for the hearing on your motion. If you ask for a waiver, do so before paying any fees, not after. The Court Commissioner will determine if the fee can be waived. If you believe that you are entitled to a waiver of the fee because of poverty, fill out a Petition for Waiver of Filing and Service Fees available in the Court Commissioners Center, Room 2000. You will have to pay a filing fee of $185. Take the original and three copies of the forms to the Clerk of Courts, Room 1000, Dane County Courthouse, 215 S Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703 in order to file the case. Follow the additional steps listed below after you have filled in the forms labeled Notice of Motion for Hearing in Paternity Acknowledgment Action and the Affidavit in Support of Motion for Hearing. MAKE THREE ADDITIONAL COPIES OF YOUR DOCUMENTS AFTER YOUR SIGNATURE ON THE UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY AFFIDAVIT IS NOTARIZED. Complete the form by following the instructions that are listed in the left margin. You will need to print it in addition to this packet if you have found these forms online, or you can obtain a copy of this form from the Legal Resource Center, Room L10007 of the Dane County Courthouse, for a small fee. CONFIDENTIAL PETITION ADDENDUM (GF-179) This form is listed separately from this packet online on the Clerk of Court's Family Court Forms page. You will need to print it in addition to this packet if you have found these forms online, or you can obtain a copy of this form from the Legal Resource Center, Room L10007 of the Dane County Courthouse, 1įor a small fee. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION ACT AFFIDAVIT (GF-150) This form is listed separately from this packet online on the Clerk of Court's Family Court Forms page. Sign the form on the line labeled 'Petitioner'. In the last paragraph which starts out 'The petitioner requests the following relief cross off the items that you do not want the court to order. Print the child's name on the line under the label 'NAME' and the child's date of birth on the line under the label 'DOB'. In the blank at the end of the sentence fill in the date on which the paternity acknowledgment form was filed with the State. 1st Paragraph: In the first sentence, fill in your name after 'I'. Print the other parent's name on the line labeled 'Respondent'. PETITION FOR CUSTODY, PLACEMENT AND CHILD SUPPORT In the caption at the top of the page, print your name on the line labeled 'Petitioner'. Page Three Date and sign the document at the bottom of page three. Print your address on the second and third lines. In the middle of the page, print your name on the first blank line. SUMMONS Page One In the caption at the top of the page, print your name on the line labeled 'Petitioner'.

Please carefully review the following instructions. Please note that in addition to the Summons and Petition, you should also request a hearing by using the second form labeled 'Notice of Motion & Motion for Hearing in a Paternity Acknowledgment Action.' STEP 1: FILL OUT THE FORM You should read and fill out the form as completely as possible. It is not to be used if the paternity acknowledgment was signed before April 1, 1998. IT IS NOT TO BE USED to start an action to determine paternity in cases where there has not been an acknowledgment of paternity. This form is intended for use by a parent who wishes to start a court action concerning custody, placement or support where both parents have jointly signed and filed with the State a statement acknowledging paternity. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUMMONS AND PETITION IN PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT ACTION UNDER §767.805 WIS.

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