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At the bottom left of the form, print today’s date next to the word “Date.” Print your name on the line below the date and sign your name on the line to the right.

Item 7. If you completed any additional pages or form FL-105(A), check the box next to 7 and print the number of pages you are attaching on the line. Attach the originals to this form and be sure to make copies of all pages before filing your forms.

Filing Your Papers

Once you have completed your forms, you must file them in order to open a case and schedule a hearing date. Follow these steps:

1. Make Copies

You must make three copies (four copies if your spouse is a party) of both the Summons, the Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), and the Petition for Grandparent Visitation.

In addition to the forms listed above, you will need a blank copy of each of the following forms for each party other than yourself: • Response to Petition for Grandparent Visitation • Proof of Service by Mail

2. File Forms

Take all of the forms you have completed and the copies to the courthouse. You will be required to pay a filing fee when you file. If you are unable to pay your filing fees, you may request to have your filing fees waived by the court.

When you file your Petition, the clerk will assign a hearing date and print the date, time and department for your hearing on each copy. You must attend this hearing in order to get visitation orders.

3. Serve the Parents

Once the hearing date has been assigned, you must serve copies of the Summons, the Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), and the Petition for Grandparent Visitation on both parents of your grandchild. Have another adult who is not a party to the case serve the papers for you. This should be done by personal delivery.

Once the server has served both parents, he or she must complete a Proof of Personal Service for each parent. Have the server complete the forms and return them to you for copying and filing. Once complete and signed by the server, print your hearing date and time in the upper right box of the form, above the case number. Make a copy of each Proof of Personal Service and file the originals and copies. The Clerk will stamp the copies and return them to you. It is very important that you take the stamped copies of each Proof of Personal Service with you to your hearing in case either party does not attend.

FL-15-INFO ($1.00 includes FL-15, SUM-100, Page 5 of 6 FL-330, FL-105) (Adopted 1/1/11, Last Revised 07/01/20) GRANDPARENT VISITATION