Response to Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (One or Two Children)

Filing Fee

$435.00

Fee waivers can be requested when a fee is due

Recommended Forms

Form Form Code Sample
Response to Petition to Establish Parental Relationship FL-220 Sample
Declaration under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) FL-105 Sample

  • Parentage (paternity) cases provide the court jurisdiction to establish a parental relationship and to make custody, visitation and child support orders.

  • Use your Response to tell the court and other party what orders you're requesting. 

  • Use the Declaration under UCCJEA to provide information needed to determine if the court has power, or jurisdiction to make orders regarding your children.

Optional Forms

Form Form Code Sample
Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment FL-311 Sample
Request for Child Abduction Prevention Orders FL-312 Sample
Children's Holiday Schedule Attachment FL-341(C) Sample
Additional Provisions - Physical Custody Attachment FL-341(D) Sample
Joint Legal Custody Attachment FL-341(E) Sample

  • Use the custody and visitation attachments to provide more detail about the orders you're requesting. 

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Related FAQs

Any interested party can file a parentage action but generally it is the father or mother who files a case. The court does not give any preference to the person filing the case (petitioner) nor is there any disadvantage to the person responding (respondent). If a child was born during the marriage or the parents have signed a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity or Parentage, a parent would file a custody and support case instead of a parentage action.