Parenting Plan (PART TWO)

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 was discussed in our previous blog post (found here) the Parenting Plan must include a specific written plan regarding legal custody which details how the decision-making rights and responsibilities will be shared between the parties including the following:

  (a)  Educational decisions and methods of communicating information from the school to both parties;

  (b)  Medical, dental and health care decisions including how health care providers will be selected and a method of communicating medical conditions of the child and how emergency care will be handled;

  (c)  Extracurricular activities, including a method for determining which activities the child will participate in when those activities involve time during which each party is the custodian;

  (d)  Child care providers, including how such providers will be selected;

  (e)  Communication procedures including access to telephone numbers as appropriate;

  (f)  A dispute resolution procedure for those matters on which the parties disagree or in interpreting the parenting plan;

  (g)  If a party suggests no shared decision-making, a statement of the reasons for such a request;

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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!