Response to Petition for De Facto Parentage
Washington · Washington State Courts · Effective July 1, 2025
This form is used to respond to a court filing that asks to establish parentage without formal legal steps. It asks the person filling it out to agree, disagree, or state they lack information regarding specific points made in the original petition.
Where this fits in a case
RespondStage: Respond
This form is used when someone has filed a Petition for De Facto Parentage, and the person filling out this form is responding to that filing.
Usually filed by the person responding.
Common questions
- What is this form for?
- This form is a response to a Petition for De Facto Parentage, which is a request to establish parentage without formal legal steps.
- Who fills out this form?
- The form is titled 'Response to Petition for De Facto Parentage' and is filled out by the Respondent(s).
- Does this form require a fee?
- The provided text does not mention any filing fees for this form.
Revision history
No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2025.
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