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4A-302. Custody plan and order.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________________
____________________ 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
Parent's name |
Physical address and |
Place of employment |
____________________ |
____________________ |
____________________ |
____________________ |
____________________ |
____________________ |
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Child's name |
Year of birth |
Age |
____________________ |
____________________ |
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[ ] 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 this option)
(Complete 1, 2, and 3)
1. _______________________________ (name of parent with sole custody) shall have sole legal custody of the children. The parent with sole custody shall make the 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 have unsupervised 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 children and shall make important decisions about the children together. No change regarding any of the following shall happen unless the parents both agree to the change in writing or the court changes it:
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City and county of residence: |
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b. |
Religion: |
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Activities: |
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Name |
Address and telephone |
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d. |
Doctor |
______________ |
_________________________ |
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e. |
Dentist |
______________ |
_________________________ |
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School |
______________ |
_________________________ |
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Child care |
______________ |
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Other |
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2. Solving arguments. The parents shall resolve any parenting or time-sharing dispute 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 say why, 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.
(Complete“Schedule 1” or “Schedule 2” below.)
[ ] Schedule 1. Same schedule each week or every two weeks.
(Set out the time that each parent shall have the children for that day.)
Week 1 ________ ’s time ________ ’s time
(name of parent) (name of parent)
Monday ____________ ______________
Tuesday ____________ ______________
Wednesday ____________ ______________
Thursday ______________ ______________
Friday ______________ ______________
Saturday ____________ ______________
Sunday ____________ ______________
Week 2 ________ ’s time ________ ’s 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.)
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______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
4. Vacation and holiday plan.
a. Vacations. The parents shall each have ____ [days] [weeks] (circle one) of uninterrupted time with the children each year. Each parent shall give the other parent at least ____ [days] [weeks] (circle one) notice of the vacation time.
b. Holidays. Regardless of the day of the week, the children shall spend holidays as follows: (Insert name of parent who will have the children on each holiday)
Holidays: Even year Odd year Times
(if split)
Mother’s Day _______ _______ From _________
To ___________
Father’s Day _______ _______ From _________
To ___________
Child’s 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 the children at all times. Neither parent shall unreasonably interfere with the children’s communications with the other parent.
b. Transfer of children. Responsibility for transferring the children from one parent to the other shall be as follows (write what you will do here):
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.
c. Long-distance transfer of children. Responsibility for transferring the children from one parent to the other in long-distance arrangements shall be as follows (write down what you will do here):
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
d. Emergencies. If there is a medical emergency, the parent with the children shall try to call the other parent about the emergency. If the other parent cannot be reached, any decision for emergency medical treatment shall be made by the available parent in the best interest of the children.
e. Changes. Each parent may ask the other for changes to this schedule. The other parent has the right to say “no.” If the other parent says “no,” the parent asking for changes shall not argue or criticize the other parent’s 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 oath and 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)
_____________________________ ______________________________
Parent’s signature Parent’s signature
_____________________________ ______________________________
Date Date
______________________________ ______________________________
Mailing address Mailing address
______________________________ ______________________________
Physical address Physical address
_____________________________ ______________________________
Telephone Telephone
STATE OF NEW MEXICO )
COUNTY OF _____________ ) ss
Acknowledged, signed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _____________, _____ by ______________________, the parent.
__________________________________________
Notary public
My commission expires: _______________________.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO )
COUNTY OF _____________ ) ss
Acknowledged, signed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _____________, _____ by ______________________, the parent.
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Notary public
My commission expires: _______________________.
Approved, adopted, and ordered
by the District Court
___________________ _____________________________________
Date District Court Judge
USE NOTES
1. A custody plan must be filed in every dissolution of marriage case if the parties have 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 of joint 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 child’s 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; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 15-8300-024, effective for all pleadings and papers filed after November 18, 2015.]