4A-206. Uncontested petition for paternity; forms needed; filing fee.
    A.     Forms to be filed . In an uncontested paternity proceeding, the parties need to file the following completed forms with the court:
        (1)    a Domestic Relations Information Sheet, Domestic Relations Form 4A-102 NMRA is required;
        (2)    a Petition to Establish Parentage. Domestic Relations Form 4A-331 is provided; and
        (3)    a Final Decree of Parentage. Domestic Relations Form 4A-332 is provided.
    B.     Parenting plan and child support. If child support is to be ordered, a Parenting Plan and Child Support Obligation and child support worksheet are required. A wage withholding order may also be required if requested by a party. See Domestic Relations Form 4A-205 NMRA for an explanation of the Parenting Plan and Child Support Obligation, the child support worksheet and the wage withholding order.
    C.     Type or print. The parties must type or print all of the information required to be completed on the forms. Many forms may be downloaded and completed or completed on-line. See Domestic Relations Form 4A-100 NMRA for the availability of forms. If a pre-printed form is being used by the parties and there is not enough room on the form to provide all of the information required, use a separate page

for the information and staple the page to the pre-printed form before making copies and filing the form with the court.
    D.     Sign the pleadings. A party's signature on a pleading or paper filed with the court constitutes a certificate that the party has read the paper and that to the best of the party's knowledge, information and belief there is good grounds to support it.
    E.     Forms required to be signed before a notary. Both the husband and wife must sign the following pleadings and papers before a notary:
        (1)    the Petition for Parentage; and
        (2)    if child support is to be ordered, the Parenting Plan and Child Support Obligation.
    F.     File the forms with the court. After the parties have completed and signed the forms, the parties must file them with the court clerk.
    G.     Required number of copies. An original and two (2) copies of each form must be filed.
    H.     Pay the filing fee. A filing fee must be paid to the clerk in cash or money order at the time the petition and information sheet are filed unless free process is approved.
[Approved, effective November 15, 2002.]