SAMPLE SHARED PARENTING PLANCOURT OF COMMON PLEAS DIVISION OF DOMESTIC RELATIONS HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIODate:Plaintiff / PetitionerCase No.-vs/and-File No.CSEA No.Defendant / PetitionerJudgeSHARED PARENTING PLANThis Shared Parenting Plan, by and betweenhereinafter referred to as FATHER ANDhereinafter referred to as MOTHER is submitted by Mother and/or Father pursuant to Mother's/Father's/Both parent's Motion and/or request for Shared Parenting filed this same date. Mother/Father/Both parents hereby requests the Court, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 3109.04 (D) (1) (a) ( ), to grant the parents the shared parenting of theirchild[ren], namely [# OF#OF CHILDREN],dob:; [COMPLETE NAME],dob:; [COMPLETE NAME],dob:; [COMPLETE NAME],dob:;[COMPLETE NAME]expect opposition to this plan from. Each parent is a caring and appropriate parent with the ability to provide guidance, concern and a proper home environment for the minor child[ren].Neither parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of Ohio Revised Code section 2919.25 involving a family member, any other offense which resulted in physical harm to a family member, has been determined to be the perpetrator of an abusive act that is the basis of an adjudication that a child is an abused child or has acted or contributed in any manner resulting in a child being a neglected child. The parties acknowledge that each has the present ability to cooperate and make decisions jointly with respect to the minor child[ren] and the ability to encourage the sharing of love, affection and contact between the minor child[ren] and each parent. The parents shall discuss and resolve all major issues jointly. The geographic proximity of the parties to each other is not considered to be a barrier and makes the concept of shared parenting a realistic alternative.I. PHYSICAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS1.1 Mother and Father shall be the residential parents without regard to where the child[ren] are physically located.Mother shall have the following parenting time:DR 2.2 (Rev. 03/31/2000)12001 © American LegalNet, Inc.Father shall have the following parenting time:Holidays with each parent shall be alternated. In the event the parents disagree as to holidays, they shall adopt the Court Shared Time Order as it relates to holidays. The shared time order is attached hereto and incorporated herein. Each parent shall have time with the minor child[ren] on the child[ren]'s birthdays. (Please set forth the specific time allocation.)Each parent shall have one or two weeks of uninterrupted annual vacation with the child[ren] with the other parent to receive written notice of such vacation request at least thirty [30] days prior to the vacation period's commencement. However, reasonable telephone contact is to be allowed. Mother and Father shall have the minor child[ren] at any other time as agreed upon in advance between the parents. The parents shall modify the schedule to meet the needs of the children. In the event they disagree as to modification, they shall utilize mediation or counseling before filing motions with the Court. Each parent will provide a bedroom[s] for the child[ren] separate from the parent's room. 1.2 If either parent desires to relocate, the relocating parent, under this Shared Parenting Plan, must notify the Court of their intent to relocate and provide the Court with a new residence address promptly. Said notice shall be filed with the Domestic Relations Docket Office who will forward said notice to the Clerk of Courts and a copy forwarded to the other parent except as provided in Ohio Revised Code section 3109.051 (g) (2) (3) and (4). Upon receipt of the Notice, the Court on is own Motion or the Motion of the non-relocating parent may schedule a hearing with notice to both parents to determine whether it is in the best interest of the minor child[ren] to revise the Shared Time Schedule for the minor child[ren]. The current address for Mother is :, [STREET ADDRESS] ,,. [CITY][STATE][ZIP CODE]The current address for Father is:, [STREET ADDRESS] ,,. [CITY][STATE][ZIP CODE]II. SUPPORT2.1shall pay as and for support of the minor child[ren], the sum of $per month per child plus processing fee for a total of $per month .This order is effective,and payable through the Division of Child Support of the Department of Human Services by way of a Support Deduction Order. (Note: Appropriate language providing for the termination of child support when a minor child passes the age of majority ( emancipation language ) is required in every decree of divorce or dissolution in which child support is ordered, as well as in every shared parenting plan. The current law regarding termination of child supportafter the age of majority is found in Ohio Revised Code 3109.05(E). In any case containing a shared parenting plan, the emancipation language in the shared parenting plan and the emancipation language in the decree must be identical. An example of acceptable emancipation language is: Notwithstanding section 3109.01 of the Revised Code, the parental duty of support to children, including the duty of a parent to pay support pursuant to a child support order, shall continue beyond the age of majority as long as the child continuously attends on a full-time basis any recognized and accredited high school or a court-issued child support order provides that the duty of support continues beyond the age of majority. Except in cases in which a child support order requires the duty of support to continue for any period after the child reaches age nineteen, the order shall not remain in effect after the child reaches age nineteen. The duty of support shall continue during2DR 2.2tp (Rev. 03/31/2000)2001 © American LegalNet, Inc.seasonal vacations. [The matter of child support can be reviewed by application of either party upon showing a change of circumstances.] Any payments paid directly and not paid through the Division of Child Support of the Department of Human Services in accordance with the order will not be credited as support, but will be deemed a gift. The Child Support Worksheet is attached noting the guideline amount and the rationale for any deviation in order to arrive at this child support amount in the best interest of the minor child[ren]. All child support and spousal support ordered by this order shall be withheld or deducted from the income or assets of the obligor pursuant to a withholding or deduction notice or appropriate cour
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