Temporary Permanent Parenting Plan
The Parenting Plan is used to allow parents of minor children who are going through a divorce to settle the custody after the divorce has been finalized.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF _________________________ COUNTY, KANSAS __________________________DIVISION/DEPARTMENT _______________________________________ Petitioner/Plaintiff and/vs Ø Case No.______________ _______________________________________ Respondent/Defendant ¨ TEMPORARY ¨ PERMANENT PARENTING PLAN Parenting Plan submitted by: ¨ Mother ¨ Father ¨ Both parents ¨ Other:_________________________________________ as: ¨ a proposed plan ¨ an agreed plan by both parties. I. GENERAL INFORMATION This parenting plan applies to the following children: Full Name of Child Gender Birth Date and Age ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ ¨ M ¨ F _________________ II. Legal Custody (Decision Making)(Required Provision) ¨ 2.1 Joint Legal Custody. Both parents are fit and proper persons to have joint responsibility for the care of the minor child(ren). It is in the best interest of the child(ren) that the parties jointly share in the care of the child(ren). The term "joint legal custody" means that both parents have equal rights and responsibilities regarding their child(ren) and that neither parent's rights are superior to the other parent's. ¨ 2.2 Sole Legal Custody. Joint legal custody is not in the best interests of the child(ren). The parent granted sole legal custody has the primary right to decide matters regarding matters of health, education and welfare in the child(ren)'s best interests. The parent not granted sole legal custody may make emergency decisions affecting the health or safety of the child(ren) when the child(ren) is in that parent's physical care and control. The grant of sole legal custody to one parent does not deprive the other parent of access to information regarding the child(ren) unless the court shall so order, stating the reasons for that determination. Sole legal custody is granted to ¨ Mother ¨ Father for the following reasons: ¨ Agreement of the parents. ¨ The other parent is unable or should not be allowed to exercise any decision - maki ng. ¨ There is such a high level of disagreement between the parents that one parent needs to be designated as the primary decision maker for the best interests of the child(ren) to be served. ¨ There is a danger to the child(ren). ¨ 2.21 Restriction of Information Regarding the Child(ren) to Non Legal Custodian. The ¨ Mother ¨ Father is restrained from access to information regarding the child(ren) for the following specific reasons (such as agreement of the parties or serious danger to the child(ren ) stating the specific reason for a determination that the non -custodial parent should be restricted from access to information regarding the child(ren):__________________________________________________________________ Section III. Parenting Time Schedule (Required Provision) ¨ 3.1 Parenting Time for ¨ Mother ¨ Father : ¨ Weekdays : From _________________ _____________________ at ___.m. to ______________________________________ at ___.m. starting on the ¨ Weekends: Every ________________________________________ weekend from ______________________________________ at ___.m. to ______________________________________ at ___.m. starting on the ¨ Holidays: ¨ First half of winter School Break governed by the calendar of Unified School District No. _________ located in _____________________ from__________________ at ______ ___.m. to _________________ at ___________ ___.m. ¨ Second half of winter School Break governed by the calendar of Unified School District No. __________ located in _____________________ from ________________ at _______ ___.m. to____ ____________at ___________ ¨ Spring Break governed by the calendar of Unified School District No._______ located in ___ __________________ from ___________________ at _______ ___.m. to _____ day of ___________________, 20_ __. __ ___ day of ___________________, 20_ __. during ¨ even years ¨ odd years, starting 20_ __. ___.m. during ¨ even years ¨ odd years, starting 20___ . _____________________at ___________ ___.m. during ¨ ¨ Memorial Day from ________________ ___ at _______ ___.m. to _____________________at ___________ ___.m. during ¨ 4th of July from ___________________ at _______ __ _.m. to _____________________at ___________ ___.m. during ¨ Labor Day from ___________________ at _______ __ _.m. to ______________________at ___________ ___.m. during ¨ Thanksgiving Day from _________________ __ at _______ ___.m. to _____________________at ___________ ___.m. during ¨ Other: _____________________________________________________ ____ __ ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________ ________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ______ ¨ 3.2 Parenting Time for ¨ Mother ¨ Father ¨ This parent shall have all weekdays and weekends not specifically set forth above. ¨ This parent shall have all holidays not specified above. ¨ Other: _____________________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _________________ _______________ even years ¨ odd years, starting in 20_ ___. ¨ even years ¨ odd years, starting in 20_ ___. ¨ even years ¨ odd years, starting in 20 __. ¨ even years ¨ odd years, starting in 20 ___. ¨ even years ¨ odd years, starting in 20 ___. ¨ 3.3 Priorities. ¨ Holidays and special days specified above will have precedence over weekday and weekend visitation. ¨ Holidays have priority over other special occasions ¨ There shall be no adjustment for "missed" weekends or weekdays due to interruption by specified holidays and special days. The parties are encouraged to compensate for missed weekends so that a parent will not go more than two weekends without having weekend parenting time. ¨ Other:_______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Section IV. Dispute Resolution Process (Required Provision) 4.1 Disputes between the parties, other than child support disputes, shall be submitted to: ¨ counseling by: , or ¨ mediation by : , or ¨ domestic case management by: or 4.2 The cost of this process shall be allocated between the parties as follows: ¨ __________% Mother __________% Father. ¨ Based on each party's proportional share of income from line 6 of the child support worksheets. ¨ Equally. ¨ As determined in the dispute resolution process. V. Changing the Child(ren)’s Residence: K.S.A. 60-1620 Notice Requirement 5.1 Removal from State or Change of Residence: Each party shall give the other written notice by restricted mail, return receipt requested, at his or her last known address not less than thirty (30) days prior to changing residence, or if the child(ren) is to be removed from the state of Kansas for in excess of ninety (90) days. ¨ 5.2 Notice of Removal or Change not Required: A parent is not required to give notice of removal from the state or change of residence to the other parent as the other parent has been convicted of a crime specified in Article 34 (crimes against persons), Article 35 (sex offenses), or Article 36 (crimes affecting family relationships and children) of Chapter 21 (Crimes and Punishments) of the Kansas Statutes Annotated in which the child(ren) is the victim of such crime. VI. Optional Provisions ¨ 6.1 Transportation and transportation costs. Responsibility for transportation and transportation costs, as it relates to parenting time, shall be as follows: ¨ Transportation arrangements and costs shall be sole the responsibility of: ¨ Mother ¨ Father. ¨ Transportation arraignments and costs shall be: ¨ Shared Equally ¨ Other _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ¨ Not necessary at this time. ¨ 6.2 Exchange Point: The exchange point for the child(ren) shall be: ¨ The home of the ¨ Mother ¨ Father parent ¨ Other: ¨ Not necessary at this time. ¨ 6.3 Notice of Intent to exercise or not to exercise parenting time: ¨ The Mother/Father parent shall notify the other parent _____ days in advance of intent to exercise scheduled parenting time. If notification is not given, the subject parenting time will be considered waived. ¨ Except for extreme and exceptional circumstances a parent is not required to wait for the other parent more than minutes before the parenting time is considered waived. ¨ Other:_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ¨ Not necessary at this time. ¨ 6.4 Telephone and Mail Contact Between Parent and Child(ren). ¨ Telephone Contact. Each parent is allowed reasonable telephone access to their child(ren) at reasonable hours without interference from the other parent. Telephone contact with a child(ren) should not be used as an opportunity by either parent to discuss issues not related to the child(ren) with the other parent. When telephone contact is attempted to be made with the child(ren), the child(ren) should either have direct access to the telephone or the telephone should be given directly to the child(ren) with a minimum of conversation between the parents unless necessary for discussion of matters related to that contact. Any parent shall not refuse to answer the phone, turn off the phone or put call block on the line in order to deny the other parent telephone contact with the child(ren). Each parent shall supply the other parent with current telephone numbers, where the child(ren) may be found or is/are staying. ¨ Not necessary at this time. ¨ Mail & Email Contact. Each parent with whom the child(ren) is not then living should have unlimited ability to contact each other by use of either regular United States mail or electronic mail, if such an account is available. The parent seeking mail contact must provide self- addressed stamped envelopes for the child(ren) to use. If available, current e-mail addresses where the child(ren) may be contacted shall be supplied to both parents by each parent. Where possible, reasonable computer access shall be allowed. ¨ Not necessary at this time. ¨ 6.5 Other Considerations and Agreements: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ ¨ Not necessary at this time. VII. Signatures: Required if agreed upon by the parties Mother: Father: Date Signed: ______________________ Date Signed:______________________ Signature Signature Print Name Print Name Address Address Telephone Number Telephone Number Signature of Attorney if any Signature of Attorney if any Print Name Print Name VIII. ORDERED BY THE COURT ¨ IT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED that this parenting plan ¨ after approval of the agreement of the parties; or ¨ after trial of the matter, the plan is hereby made the order of the court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, when mutual decision making is designated but cannot be achieved, the parties shall make a good faith effort to resolve the issue through the dispute resolution process. If a parent fails to comply with a provision of this plan, the other parent's obligations under the plan are not affected unless specifically ordered by the court. Date: __________________ __________________________________________ District Judge Approved: _______________________________________ _____________________________________ Signature: Atty/Pro Se Mother Signature: Atty./Pro Se Father _______________________________________ ____________________________________ Print Name Print NameRelevant article from our knowledge database
The plan must concentrate on what exactly the little one needs. Each parenting program ought to be tailored to the demands of each family. As a joint parenting program is arranged, you are going to want to seek advice from your child custody attorney.
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The plan should incorporate details about where the kid will live, once the kid will go to the other parent, where the kid will spend holidays, the way the parents will share legal duty of the kid, etc.. The parenting program may also have agreements concerning extra-curricular activities, education, faith and wellness. The parenting program is created to provide for the requirements of the youngster, and the basic requirements of the youngster are these material requirements. A suitable Custodial Parenting program is critical to set a good foundation for a healthy, cooperative exchange of the children.
A parenting program ought to be consistent and detailed. It cannot cover every aspect of life and cannot anticipate how real life will change over the years. It is the same thing as a custody agreement and it contains all of the information about how the parents will continue to handle their parenting responsibilities. You're able to contain in your parenting plan an overall statement that you fully grasp these issues might develop in the future and the way you mean to address them when they do.