Joint declaration of joint exercise of parental authority (Form 12785*05)

1. Print fill out the form by hand
2. Gather the necessary documents
3. Send the folder in 3 copies by registered letter to the Director of Registry Services of the Judicial Tribunal competent

Civil status documents:

• Full copy of the mother's birth certificate or mothers less than 3 months old (or less than 6 months old if issued by a foreign authority)

• Full copy of father's birth certificate less than 3 months old (or less than 6 months old if issued by a foreign authority)
• Full copy of the birth certificate of each child concerned by the applicationless than 3 months old (or less than 6 months old if issued by a foreign authority)
• Where appropriate, full copy of the marriage certificate less than 3 months old (or less than 6 months old if issued by a foreign authority) or family booklet

Copy of ID:

• Copy of mother's identification or mothers (national identity card, passport...)
• Copy of father's id (national identity card, passport...)
• Copy of identity documents of each child concerned by the application(national identity card, passport...)

Court decisions or notarial deeds as appropriate:

• Copy of simple adoption judgment
• Copy of the early joint recognition

Proof of address of each child concerned by the application: copy of last tax notice or certificate of education

The notice no. 51143#07 outlines the process to be followed.

Parents are not summoned to court.

The Director of Court Registry Services notified 1 copy of the joint declaration to each parent, by registered letter, and he keeps one.