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Child Custody Cases

• Parenting Plan
• Emergency Orders
• Temporary Orders
• Permanent Orders
• Modification of Parenting Time
• Relocation
• Termination of Parenting Rights
• Enforcement of Child Custody Orders
• Unmarried Parents
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Parenting Plan

In a case in which child custody is at issue the court will often require the parties to submit a parenting plan which details how parenting time should be divided. Parenting plans are usually completed on standard forms provided by the courts, which can be accessed by clicking here.

Parenting plans require each parent to consider exactly how parenting time should be arranged, including which days of each week or month each party has responsibility for each child, how holidays will be handled, and how the schedule will accommodate school. The plan will even cover who takes tax exemptions for each child and how.

Parenting plans will also set out how important decisions regarding the child will be made. Educational, medical, extracurricular, and religious decisions are all addressed and can either be made jointly or by just one of the parties.

The goal of the parenting plan is agreement, and where no agreement can be reached the court will simply make its own decision and include it with final orders. If parenting time is an issue in your case, carefully review the linked form and feel free to call (720) 201-3802 for assistance. You can also ask your legal question right now by clicking here.