Filing to Establish Parentage
These forms will not work for everyone. Answer these questions to see if they might work for you.
- Do you want to establish parentage for more than one child?
- Do you want genetic testing?
- Do you need to include more than two possible parents?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, these forms will NOT work for you.
You can contact an attorney or the Department for Children and Families Child Support Services to help you establish parentage/paternity.
Read the Instructions for Filing to Establish Parentage to determine which forms you will need.
If you have questions after reading the instructions, please seek the advice of an attorney.
Forms
Instructions for Filing to Establish Parentage (6-2025)- Civil Cover Sheet ODY (08-2022)
- Civil Cover Sheet ODY Definitions (06-2022)
- Self-Represented Litigant Form OJA 218 (07-2025)
- Petition to Establish Parentage (06-2025)
- Voluntary Entry of Appearance (06-2025)
- Request and Service Instruction Form (06-2025)
- Summons and Return Of Service (06-2025)
- Return of Service by Return Receipt Delivery (06-2025)
- Instructions to Download Child Support Domestic Relations Affidavit (06-2025)
- Instructions to Download Child Support Worksheet (06-2025)
- Parentage Parenting Plan (06-2025)
- Kansas Payment Center Form (11-2010)
- Parentage Notice of Hearing (06-2025)
- Journal Entry Establishing Parentage (06-2025)
- Order Approving Mediated or Conciliated Parenting Plan (7-2026)
- Motion for Appointment of Special Process Server (06-2025)
- Order Appointing Special Process Server (06-2025)
- Request and Affidavit for Service by Publication (06-2025)
- Order Allowing Service by Publication (06-2025)
- Publication Notice of Suit (06-2025)
- Affidavit of Completion of Publication Service (06-2025)
If you can't pay the filing fee, complete and submit a Poverty Affidavit. The judge will decide whether you will have to pay the filing fee.
Read the Supreme Court Rule Regarding District Court Filings by Self-Represented Litigants.
Important: To fill out the PDF forms, download the PDF form and open it in Adobe Reader. Fillable form features may not work in your web browser.
More Help
"Parentage" is sometimes called "Paternity"
Paternity/Parentage in Kansas (Kansas Legal Services)
Kansas Judicial Branch’s Self-Help Website (includes information about representing yourself in court)
DCF Paternity and Child Support Services
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