​Legal Document Preparers
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​Email: angela@saclegalprep.com
​Address: PO Box 340066, 
​Sacramento, CA 95834
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Unmarried Parents (UPA)

General Information
To officially establish a parent-child relationship between a child (or children) and unmarried parents a Parentage case may be filed under the Uniform Parentage Act. Once parentage is established, the court may make orders for child support, health insurance, child custody, visitation, name change, reimbursement of pregnancy and birth expenses, and restraining orders. Establishing parentage is also used to secure benefits, such as social security, veteran's, and inheritance rights.
Please complete this form as fully and accurately as possible.  If any information is not known to you, please insert a question mark (“?”) in the space provided. If you know who has the information please indicate that. If you subsequently realize that information provided on this form is incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete, please contact this office and provide the correct information.

    Establishing paternity (noun: the state of being a parent (father). Parental Relationship means to have the court say "legally" who the parents of any child are, or were, at the time of the birth of the child(ren), when the parents were not married to one another at the time of the birth.

    SECTION 1: Case Information
    Max file size: 20MB
    NOTE: If you do not have a copy of your Voluntary Declaration of Paternity, you may request a duplicate copy by calling the Paternity Opportunity Program (POP) at
         DCSS - POP UNIT
    ​     PO BOX 419070
         RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95741–9070
         E-Mail: askpop@dcss.ca.gov
         PHONE: 1-866-249-0773.
    Please allow 20 working days for your request to be processed.
    ​For more information check here.
    NOTE: For existing cases, please provide a copy of the Summons, Petition, Proof of Service of Summons and any other documents filed with the court or served on you.
    Max file size: 20MB

    Your General Information

    Other Parent's Information

    SECTION 2: Minor Child(ren)

    Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time)

    NOTE: Legal Custody - "Sole" (one) or "Joint" (both) parents have the right and responsibility to make decisions relating to the child's health, education and welfare.
    NOTE: Physical Custody - "Sole" - child will live with and be under the supervision of one parent, subject to the power of the court to order visitation for the other parent. A parent with "Sole Physical" may have an advantage when it comes to moving away over the objection of the other parent. "Joint" means both parents will have significant periods of physical custody arranged to assure the child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents (need not be 50/50 or even parenting time).
    NOTE: A court may award primary physical custody to one parent and give the other parent shared parenting time [visitation] that is not considered joint custody. - Nolo Press
    VISITATION PLAN: ​Develop a plan to determine how the child(ren)'s time will be divided between the parents. Your plan can be tailored to your schedule. Be specific, which times, days, weeks, weekends, holidays, birthdays, other such times as agreed between parties.
    NO VISITATION: If no visitation to the other parent, explain in detail as to why and be prepared to submit valid written documentation to support your position.
    SUPERVISED VISITATION: If supervised visitation for the other parent, explain in detail as to why and be prepared to submit valid written documentation to support your position.
    Max file size: 20MB

    Child(ren)'s Residence For The Last 5 Years:
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB
    IF YES, Name & Address

    Child Support:

    IF NO, SKIP TO SECTION 4
    IF THERE ARE NO PREVIOUS ORDER AND NEITHER PARE IS NOT RECEIVING STATE AID:
    Max file size: 20MB

    Childcare Costs:

    Transportation Costs:

    Child(ern)'s Health/Dental Insurance:

    SECTION 3: Financial Information

    If you are seeking monetary orders (support, attorneys fees, etc.). complete the following pages:

    Employment: (If Unemployed now, list information for last job)
    Max file size: 20MB

    Age and Education:
    HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

    Tax Information:

    Other Party's Income:

    SECTION 4: Other

    Child(ren) Name Change:

    ​WHAT WILL THE CHILD(REN) NAME CHANGE BE (FOR EACH CHILD):

    Waiver of Court Fees:

    NOTE: The court filing fee is $435 for Petition, Response or other first paper (including a joint petition) for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity. Checks for the Court's filing fee should be made payable directly to the court, “Sacramento Superior Court.”

    Taxes:

    NOTE: ​If in doubt, please contact a tax specialist to answer any questions you may have.

    Attorney Fees:

    Service On Other Party:
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB

    Request For Order:

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AUTHORIZATION

    I understand and acknowledge by pressing "SUBMIT" that the Legal Document Assistant (LDA) preparing my documents is NOT an attorney, cannot select forms and DOES NOT give legal advice. I hereby direct the Legal Document Assistant to type and perform certain services as outline in the Contract for Services which we each executed regarding this matter. I further declare that the foregoing information which I have provided is, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct.
NON-ATTORNEY DISCLOSURE: Legal Document Preparers (LDP) is not a law firm. Angela Grijalva is not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice. Neither LDP nor Angela Grijalva can represent you in court. LDP can provide document preparation services at the client's direction. Services provided by LDP are not substitute for the advise of a lawyer. If you have questions regarding the section of appropriate forms, you should seek the advice of a lawyer. ​
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