Custody Plan

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT , Petitioner, v. No. , Respondent. CUSTODY PLAN AND ORDER1 and are the parents of the children listed below. This document is the custody plan and is in the best interests of the children. I.IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION Parent222s name Physical address and Place of employment phone number and phone number Child222s name Year of birth Age [ ] The parties shall advise each other of any change to this contact information within ten (10)days of new information becoming available. II.CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN2 (Choose either Option A, Sole legal custody, or Option B, Joint legal custody) [ ] A. Sole legal custody and visitation plan. (Do not fill out Option B if you choose thisoption) (Complete 1, 2, and 3) 1 Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 1. (name of parent with sole custody) shallhave sole legal custody of the children. The parent with sole custody shall makethe important decisions regarding the children. 2.The reason that sole custody is in the best interest of the children is because: 3.This is the visitation plan: (Choose a, b, or c) [ ] a. There shall be no visitation until further order of the Court. (Or) [ ] b. (name of other parent) shall haveunsupervised visitation with the children as follows: (Fully describe visitation plan to include who shall transport the children and where and when the visitation shall occur. Attach additional sheets if necessary.) (Or) [ ] c. (name of other parent) shall have supervised visitation with the children as follows: (Fully describe visitation plan to include who shall supervise the visitation, who shall transport the children and where and when the visitation shall occur. Attach additional sheets if necessary.) [ ] B. Joint legal custody and parenting plan. (Do not fill out Option A if you choose this option) 1.Important decisions. The parents shall share joint legal custody of the childrenand shall make important decisions about the children together. No changeregarding any of the following shall happen unless the parents both agree to thechange in writing or the court changes it: 2 Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com a.City and county of residence: b.Religion: c.Activities: Name Address and telephone d.Doctor e.Dentist f.School g.Child care h.Other 2.Solving arguments. The parents shall resolve any parenting or time-sharingdispute regarding the children in this way (steps continue until problem solved): a.Talk together; or b.Communicate in writing as follows: i.parent requests change, and gives reasons for the change; and ii.answering parent sends response within days. If the answering parent does not agree to the change, that parent must saywhy, and, if possible, make a new proposal. c.Take the following steps:(check all that apply and number them if there is a particular order)[ ] . Go to couple, family, or other counseling; [ ] . Go to mediation with a neutral party; [ ] . Other: ; [ ] . Go to court. 3.Timesharing schedule. (Complete223Schedule 1224 or 223Schedule 2224 below.) [ ] Schedule 1. Same schedule each week or every two weeks. 3 Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (Set out the time that each parent shall have the children for that day.) Week 1 222s time 222s time (name of parent) (name of parent) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Week 2 222s time 222s time (name of parent) (name of parent) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday [ ] Schedule 2. Write your own schedule. (Write your own schedule here or attach a separate sheet or calendar or make additions to Schedule 1.) . 4.Vacation and holiday plan. a.Vacations. The parents shall each have [days] [weeks] (circle one) ofuninterrupted time with the children each year. Each parent shall give theother parent at least [days] [weeks] (circle one) notice of the vacationtime. b.Holidays. Regardless of the day of the week, the children shall spendholidays as follows: (Insert name of parent who will have the children on eachholiday) Holidays: Even year Odd year Times (if split) Mother222s Day From 4 Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com To Father222s Day From To Child222s Birthday From To Halloween From To Thanksgiving break From To Winter religious holidays From To 1st 1/2 winter break From To 2nd 1/2 winter break From To Spring Break From To July 4th From To Other religious holidays From To Others: From To The Monday of a 3-day weekend due to a school, federal, or state holiday is the same as the Sunday schedule unless we agree differently. 5.Details about the timesharing. a.Communication. Each parent may have reasonable communication with thechildren at all times. Neither parent shall unreasonably interfere with thechildren222s communications with the other parent. b.Transfer of children. Responsibility for transferring the children from oneparent to the other shall be as follows (write what you will do here):. 5 Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com c.Long-distance transfer of children. Responsibility for transferring thechildren from one parent to the other in long-distance arrangements shall be asfollows (write down what you will do here):. d.Emergencies. If there is a medical emergency, the parent with the childrenshall try to call the other parent about the emergency. If the other parentcannot be reached, any decision for emergency medical treatment shall bemade by the available parent in the best interest of the children. e.Changes. Each parent may ask the other for changes to this schedule. Theother parent has the right to say 223no.224 If the other parent says 223no,224 the parentasking for changes shall not argue or criticize the other parent222s decision. f.Review of plan. The parents agree to meet [ ] every year (or) [ ] every years to make sure this plan continues to work well. VERIFICATION I affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New Mexico that I have read this document, that I agree with everything in it, and that the statements in it are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Name of parent (print) Name of parent (print) Parent222s signature Parent222s signature Date Date Mailing address Mailing address Physical address Physical address Telephone Telephone Approved, adopted, and ordered by the District Court Date District Court Judge 6 Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com DO NOT FILE THIS PAGE: FOR PARTY USE ONLY USE NOTE 1.A custody plan must be filed in every dissolution of marriage case if the partieshave minor children or a child under nineteen years of age who is attending high school. For more information about filling out this form, see Form 4A-300 NMRA. 2.The parties should understand the difference between the rights and obligations ofjoint custodians and a sole custodian. Descriptions of these terms are set out in NMSA 1978, Section 40-4-9.1. See an attorney with questions you may have. Joint custody does not imply an equal division of the child222s time between the parents or an equal division of financial responsibility for the child. [Approved by Supreme Court Order No. 13-8300-010, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after May 31, 2013, in all cases pending or filed on or after May 31, 2013; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-011, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2014, in all cases filed or pending on or after December 31, 2014.] Rev. 1/1/1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com