Parentage - Starting Case
Contra Costa Superior Court · Appeals Packets & Forms
Verified current as of September 10, 2026
This form is used to start a court case to legally establish who a child's parents are, determine custody and visitation rights, and set up child support payments. Parents, grandparents, or anyone else seeking to establish legal parentage or custody of a child would need to file this form.
This form must be printed and filled by hand, or opened in Adobe Acrobat.