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If paternity had been established, and you were not incarcerated for statutory rape, you could use this information:
http://www.cpswatch.com/forms/
Legal Forms
Forms for Documentation
Sample Follow-up Documentation Letters
Sample letter templates for documenting converstaions and visits.
Preservation of Parental Rights Letters
Sample letter templates to send to social workers, medical professionals and teachers preserving your parental rights.
Petitions & Complaints
Petition for Restraining Order to Prevent Removal of Child to Foster Home Outside Vicinity of Parent
Petition for a restraining order to keep CPS from moving your child to a foster home that is far away from you. This petition is based on the grounds of financial hardship, but could be modified to include other grounds.
Answers & Affidavits
Answer to Original Petition
If the state has filed a Peition accusing you of abuse or neglect, you need to respond on the record. This is done with an Answer.
Answer and Affirmative Defense
An Answer that includes exculpatory evidence. For example, it might be impossible for you to have abused your child on a certain day because you were out of the state.
Motions
General Motion
When you need to ask something of the court, you do so by filing a motion and requesting a hearing.
Motion for More Frequent and Meaningful Visitation
Form for getting court ordered visitation.
Motion for Order to Show Cause for Contempt
Form for asking the court to hold CPS in contempt for violating court orders.
Motion to Reconsider
Form to ask the Judge to reconsider a previous order.
Motion to Clarify
Form to ask the Judge to clarify an order.
General Motion to Compel
Form to ask the Judge to force the other party to do something.
Motion to Compel Production
Form to ask the court to force the other party to produce something, such as your records or their policy manual.
Motion to Vacate
Form to ask the Judge to vacate (or undo) a previous order. This form is based on a change in circumstances (i.e. the house was dirty but it's clean now) but can be modified to include other grounds.
Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Filed with an appeal to proceed on appeal as an indigent person.
Informal Request for Discovery
Use this form to informally request discovery from the state. If the state fails to respond to this form, use the Motion to Compel Production of Requested Discovery Materials
Motion to Compel Production of Requested Discovery Materials
Form to ask the Judge to order the state to produce discovery materials that you've previously asked for.
Notice of Motion to Dismiss Sham Proceedings (Based on False Allegations)
Use this form to ask the court to dismiss the case based on the fact that it is a sham and wholly based on false allegations.
Notice of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Cause of Action
The basis of this form is that even if all the allegations were true, they do not amount to abuse or neglect as defined by statute.
Motion to Disqualify Judge for Bias or Prejudice
Use this form to have a Judge removed from your case for bias or prejudice.
Notice of Motion to Intervene
This is a form for a relative to intervene into a case to ask for custody, placement, visitation or just to be heard.
Motion to Intervene
Form for a relative to intervene into a case to ask for custody, placement, visitation or just to be heard.
Opposition to a Motion (filed by another party)
Use this motion to oppose another party's motion if you disagree with it.
Motion for Rehearing
Use this form to ask the Judge to hold a re-hearing. Some examples might be if you were not served notice of the hearing or if the state used an expert witness you didn't know about before the hearing.
Appeals & Writs
Notice of Appeal
Form to give the lower court Notice of your intent to appeal.
Appellant's Brief
Template for an appeal brief.
Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Filed with an appeal to proceed on appeal as an indigent person.
Request for Transcripts
Form to request transcripts for an appeal.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari
Miscellaneous
Certificate of Service
A Certificate of Service must be attached to all legal pleadings and motions. It is a signed document stating that you have served copies of your pleading on all parties.
Notice of Hearing
Attach this form to your motion if you want the motion set for a hearing. In some states the Judge will not rule on the motion if you don’t attach a Notice of Hearing.
