FL-220 - Response to Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)

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Response to Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)

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Form ID: FL-220
Title: Response to Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)
Effective Date: 2021-09-01
Mandatory Form: no
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-220
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl220.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl220s.pdf
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Response to Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)
(FL-220)
Tell the court and your spouse or domestic partner that you are responding to the summons and petition and describe the orders that you want the court to make in the case.
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Effective: September 1, 2021
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RESPONSE TO PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP 
(Uniform Parentage)
Form Approved for Optional Use 
Judicial Council of California 
FL-220 [Rev. September 1, 2021]
Family Code, § 7630 
Page 1 of 2
FL-220
PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY STATE BAR NUMBER:
NAME:
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
RESPONSE TO PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP 
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
1. The petitioner
a. is a parent of the children in item 2.
b. is not a parent of the children in item 2.
c. is the child or the child's personal representative (specify court and date of appointment):
d. Other (specify):
2. The children are
a. Child's name Birthdate Age
b. a child who is not yet born.
3. The respondent
a. lives in the state of California. 
b. was in California when the children listed in item 2 were conceived.
c. does not live in the state of California.
d. was not in California when the children listed in item 2 were conceived.
e. Other (specify):
4. The children
a. live or are found in this county.
b. are children of a parent who is deceased, and proceedings for administration of the estate have been or could be started 
in this county.
5. The respondent is
a. the parent of the children listed in item 2 above.
b. not certain if the respondent is the parent of the children listed in item 2 above.
c. not the parent of the children listed in item 2 above.
d. Other (specify):
b. Parentage has been established in another case governmental child support Other (specify):
c. Public assistance is being provided to the children.
6. Additional statements
a. Parentage has been determined by a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity. (Attach a copy if available.)                
7. A completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)

FL-220 [Rev. September 1, 2021] Page 2 of 2
RESPONSE TO PETITION TO DETERMINE PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP 
(Uniform Parentage)
FL-220
RESPONDENT:
PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER:
The respondent asks that the court make the determinations listed below. 
8. PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (check all that apply):
a. Respondent Petitioner is the parent of the children listed in item 2.
b. Respondent Petitioner is not the parent of the children listed in item 2.
c. Respondent requests genetic testing to determine whether the Petitioner Respondent is the parent of the
children listed in item 2.
9. CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION (PARENTING TIME)
a. Legal custody of children to .........................................................
Petitioner Respondent Joint Other
b. Physical custody of children to ....................................................
c. Child visitation (parenting time) be granted to .............................
As requested in                                             form form  form  
form form
d. The facts in support of the requested custody and visitation (parenting time) orders are (specify):
Contained in the attached 
10. REASONABLE EXPENSES OF PREGNANCY AND BIRTH: 
Reasonable expenses of pregnancy 
and birth to be paid by
Petitioner Respondent Joint
as follows:
11. FEES AND COSTS OF LITIGATION
a. Attorney fees to be paid by
Petitioner Respondent Joint
b. Expert fees, guardian ad litem fees, and other costs 
of the action or pretrial proceedings to be paid by
12. NAME CHANGE
Children's names be changed, according to Family Code section 7638, as follows (specify old and new names):
13. OTHER ORDERS REQUESTED (specify):
14. CHILD SUPPORT
The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to either party.
I have read the restraining order on the back of the Summons (form FL-210) and I understand it applies to me.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT)
NOTICE: If you have a child from this relationship, the court is required to order child support based upon the income of 
both parents. Support normally continues until the child is 18. You should supply the court with information about your 
finances. Otherwise, the child support order will be based upon information supplied by the other parent. Any party 
required to pay child support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the "legal" rate, which is currently 10 percent.

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  Form ID: FL-220 Title: Response to Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage) Effective Date: 2021-09-01 Mandatory Form: no Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-220 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl220.pdf Alternate Download URL…

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  b. not certain if the respondent is the parent of the children listed in item 2 above. c. not the parent of the children listed in item 2 above. d. Other (specify): b. Parentage has been established in another case governmental child support Other (specify): c. Public assistance is being provided to the children. …

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  I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT) NOTICE: If you have a child from this relationship, the court is required to order child support based upon the income of both parents. Support …