The petitioner must file for custody with the appropriate district court. For information about how to file documents, see the Filing Procedures web page.This program will help you fill out and print court papers to ask the court to Enforce Parent Visitation. You can take the paper to court and get a hearing. The custody petition forms will be available at your local courthouse. Many forms are also available online. Most orders award custody to one or both parents of the minor child. However, a custody order may award custody to another adult, like a grandparent. If you are a married parent not filing for divorce, you can file for custody on its own in the county where the child has been living for at least six months. To get your child custody case started, you have to file the proper forms.