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This page is intended to assist citizens with proceedings regarding the allocation of parental responsibilities (formerly child custody). Each section contains the information and forms necessary to process a case related to the allocation of parental responsibilities. In addition, you may review a variety of instructional brochures which provide basic information related to terms used in proceedings regarding the allocation of parental responsibilities, service of process, and interim or temporary orders. The forms on this page are interactive and may be completed and printed out or saved to your hard drive for future use. Additionally, for your convenience, the forms are specific to each county in the Seventeenth Judicial District. You should use the forms for the county in which you will be filing your case. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the brochures and use the forms on this page. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader , go to the Adobe web site and download Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking the picture below:
Allocation of Parental Responsibilities If you are seeking an order of court which allocates parental responsibilities, you should review the Allocation of Parental Responsibilities Brochure. |
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| Temporary Orders | |
| If you are in need of interim or temporary orders while
you are waiting for a final hearing on the allocation of
parental responsibilities, you should follow the procedures and use
the forms set forth in the Temporary Orders Brochure.
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| Contempt Proceedings |
| If you are attempting to enforce an order of court, you may want to utilize contempt of court proceedings. Before doing so, you should carefully read the Contempt Citation Proceedings Brochure. You must obtain personal service of process upon the other party no later than twenty days before the first appearance for the matter to proceed forward. Read the Service of Process Brochure carefully before going forward. |
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Additional InformationFor a brief description of some of the terms used in allocation of parental responsibilities actions and the types of proceedings you may typically encounter, you may want to read the Dissolution of Marriage Proceedings and Terms Brochure. In order to learn about the types of service of process and how you accomplish service of process to initiate dissolution of marriage proceedings, you may want to read the Service of Process Brochure. To assist you in the decision as to whether and how you may want to use a lawyers services, you may want to read the Unbundled Legal Services Brochure. Return to Top↑
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