Parenting Plans are court orders. These orders may be entered by agreement, or by a court at the conclusion of a hearing or trial. Parenting Plans make provisions for how parents will share the residential schedule of the children, how parents will make decisions concerning the children, how parents will resolve disputes between one another concerning the children and the parenting plan, and other important provisions that will guide and govern the co-parenting relationship.
In divorce actions, parenting plans are typically entered early in the case when temporary orders are entered. Temporary orders are in effect until the final divorce decree and other final orders are entered. When the divorce decree is entered, a final parenting plan is entered. Final parenting plans can also be entered in paternity cases, non-parental custody cases, relocation cases, and other cases involving custody of a child.
Final parenting plans may be modified at a later date by filing a parenting plan modification action. Parenting plan modifications can be resolved by agreement, or by a court after a hearing or trial.
McKinley Irvin attorneys have successfully represented clients in literally thousands of cases involving parenting plans. If you have questions concerning your parenting plan, if you need to modify an existing parenting plan, or if you have been served with a Petition to Modify a Parenting Plan, we invite you to contact our office for an appointment.
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