Parentage Index
Find a specific page or step by step instructions within our parentage case section.
Parentage basics
Start a case: instructions for the petitioner
Start a parentage case
File your parentage Petition and Summons
Serve court papers
Service rules for special situations
- Notice if the other parent is deceased
- Serve by posting
- Service by mail with acknowledgment and receipt
- Look for someone you have to serve
Respond to a case: instructions for the respondent
Respond to a parentage case
How to read the Petition and Summons
If you choose not to respond
What it means to default in a parentage case
What it means to default with agreement in a parentage case
Finalize the case
Finalize the case
Figure out the right process and forms to finalize based on your situation
When other types of orders are contested (but you agree on parentage)
How to create child support and child custody agreements
Finalize a parentage case with a default
Finalize a parentage case with a default with agreement
Finalize a parentage case with an agreement
Finalize a parentage case after genetic testing or a trial