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Paternity & Establishment Basics: Notices, Screens and Hearing Codes; what to use and when to use it

For Legal Status and Hearing codes, this list explains when to use the codes and what they are used for.

Legal Status The legal relationship between a Non-custodial parent (NCP) and child.

Legal Status M case: Paternity has not been established, adjudicated and no support ordered.

EPOC is used to establish a paternity action (paternity and obligation). Creates a pending obligation for M and P status cases.

EPOU is used to update paternity data for a pending obligation for M and P status case.

Legal Status P case: (Acknowledgment of Paternity on file) paternity has been acknowledged but not adjudicated and support not ordered.

EPOC is used to establish a paternity action (paternity and obligation). Creates a pending obligation for M and P status cases.

EPOU is used to update paternity data for a pending obligation for M and P status cases.

Legal Status I case: Parents are married but separated or the NCP is a female.

ADOC: CSED Obligation Selection List. Is used to initiate a new administrative action.

ADOU: CSED Administrative Order Information. Is used to update data for pending obligations.

Pleadings

All establishment pleadings will be done using the P36 (Petition/Notice of Parentage and Support Obligation).

Hearing Codes

M status case: NOPSO

If setting for the show cause hearing:

Conference or Hearing IND: H (for hearing)

CONF/HEARING TP: PA (for paternity and support)

If setting for genetic testing:

Conference or Hearing IND: G (for genetic test)

CONF/HEARING TP: BT (test bio parent), CH (test child), AT (test NCP)

If a return hearing is needed pending GT results or after signing the P34 (Order for Ack of Paternity and Temporary Support) or P34U (Journal Entry Acknowledging Paternity):

Conference or Hearing IND: H (for hearing)

CONF/HEARING TP: CS (for establish support)

P and I status cases:

Conference or Hearing IND: H (for hearing)

CONF/HEARING TP: CS (for establish support)

AND/OR

Conference or Hearing IND: C (CSS procedure: settlement conference)

CONF/HEARING TP: SC (settlement conference)

For a more in-depth look at OSIS Paternity and Establishment screens see the CS Quest article What needs to be updated in OSIS for Paternity & Establishment.