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PETITION FOR SUPPORT

ALLOCATION OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE BETTER PROTECTED

WITH THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY.

You may file a Petition for Support and Allocation of Custodial Responsibility without

the assistance of an attorney, and represent yourself in Family Court, BUT your rights may be

better protected with the help of an attorney.

The staffs of the Circuit Clerk’s Office and the Family Court are prohibited by law

from providing legal advice.

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Please notify the Circuit Clerk’s Office in advance if you require any special

arrangements to fully participate in court proceedings; for example, a language

interpreter, hearing or visual aids, or accommodations for physical access.

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INSTRUCTIONS

The Petition for Support and Allocation of Custodial Responsibility Packet contains these

Instructions, a Petition form, a Bureau for Child Support Enforcement Application, Financial

Statement Form, and Income Withholding Form, a Civil Case Information Statement form, and a

Certificate of Service form. You can use these forms to petition the Family Court to grant you

custodial responsibility for a child, and / or to require another person to help support a child.

Read these instructions carefully, and write clearly when you fill out the forms. If the

instructions are not followed, or if the forms are not properly completed, your case may be

harmed, or delayed. It’s best to read all of the instructions before you start filling out the forms.

You may want to make a couple of copies of the blank forms before you start filling them out.

You can use these spare copies to practice on, or if you make an error.

The forms require you to provide your name, address, and telephone number. If you

believe your safety, liberty, or health, or the safety, liberty, or health of your children

would be put a risk by the disclosure of this information, you may file an affidavit to have

the information withheld from all persons except court employees who require the

information to carry out their duties. The affidavit you need to file is the Affidavit for

Withholding Identifying Information. This affidavit form is not included in this Packet. You

can obtain the affidavit at the Circuit Clerk’s Office. You can complete and file the affidavit in

the Circuit Clerk’s Office at any time, or you can ask the Family Court Judge to enter an order

allowing you to withhold the information. If your identifying information is withheld, the other

parties’ court papers will be served through the Family Court, and not directly on you.

SCA-FC-260 Rev. 12/2007(F)

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