Parenting Plan (PART THREE)

What are some things that should be in a parenting plan?

In a contested proceeding involving minor children, both parties should file a proposed Parenting Plan with the Court? Over the next few blog posts, we will walk through some of the issues and items that should be included in that Parenting Plan.

In addition to the requirements of a Parenting Plan that were discussed in our previous blog post (found Part One and Part Two) the Parenting Plan must include how the expenses of the child, including child care, educational and extraordinary expenses as defined in the child support guidelines established by the supreme court, will be paid including:

  (a)  The suggested amount of child support to be paid by each party;

  (b)  The party who will maintain or provide health insurance for the child and how the medical, dental, vision, psychological and other health care expenses of the child not paid by insurance will be paid by the parties;

  (c)  The payment of educational expenses, if any;

  (d)  The payment of extraordinary expenses of the child, if any;

  (e)  Child care expenses, if any;

  (f)  Transportation expenses, if any.

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Robert Cornejo

As you can see, there are numerous issues and pitfalls that you could run into with a Parenting Plan, which is why it is important to contact experienced legal counsel such as Robert Cornejo who is a former family law judge to help you navigate these issues and protect your rights. Contact us today for more information!