New Mexico Parenting Plan

PARENTING PLAN AND CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF

We, and , are the parents of the children listed below. We both agree to the terms of this parenting plan.

Child information

1. Residence of our children. Our children reside in New Mexico. Neither of us will move our children out of state unless we both agree or a judge allows one of us to do so.

2. Review of plan. We agree to meet every year or every years to make sure this plan continues to work well.

CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN

(Choose either Option A, Joint legal custody, or Option B, Sole legal custody)

A. Joint legal custody.

We will share joint legal custody of our children and will make important decisions about our children together. No change regarding an important decision will happen unless we both agree to the change in writing or the court changes it.

Joint custody decisions regarding our children

City and county of residence:

Religion:

Recreational Activities:

Doctor

Dentist

School

Child care

Other

B. Sole custody.

Complete all 3 blanks.

will have sole legal custody of our children.

will have visitation with our children as explained in this agreement.

Sole custody is in the best interest of our children because:

WHERE OUR CHILDREN SPEND THEIR TIME

1. Time sharing. We will share time with the children as we agree between ourselves. If we cannot agree, we will share time with the children as set forth here.

2. Transfer of the children.

THE USUAL PLAN

(Either complete the blank lines in "Plan 1" or write your own plan in "Plan 2" below.)

Plan 1. Same plan each week or every two weeks.

Week 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Week 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Plan 2. Write your own plan.

THE VACATION AND HOLIDAY PLAN

1. Vacations. We will each have days weeks of uninterrupted time with the children each year. We will give each other at least days weeks notice of the vacation time.

2. Holidays. Regardless of the day of the week, the children will spend:

Mother's Day

Father's Day

Child's Birthday

Halloween

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

July 4th

Other religious holidays

Others:

3. Write in any other information regarding the plan or the vacation schedule here:

DETAILS ABOUT THE CUSTODY PLAN

1. Telephone and mail. The children may call each of us and receive letters and packages from each of us. We will not interfere with the children's communication with the other parent.

2. Transportation. We will share responsibility for getting the children to and from each other's house, day care, school, etc., as follows:

3. Emergencies. If there is a medical emergency, the parent with the child will try to call the other parent about the emergency.

4. Changes. We may ask each other for changes to this schedule.

CHILD SUPPORT

1. Child Support Worksheet. We attach a signed worksheet to this plan.

Child support: pays $.

(Choose A or B)

A. This amount is the amount shown on the worksheet.

B. We ask the judge to order an amount different from the child support amount in the worksheet because:

2. Health insurance coverage. agrees to keep the minor children covered by health and dental insurance under the policy available from that parent's employer or other group health care insurance plan.

3. Additional expenses to be determined by percentage. We will split the following expenses by percentage of the actual cost incurred.

Medical co-payments and deductibles

Medical expenses not paid by insurance

Dental expenses if no insurance or co-payments and deductible

Dental expenses not paid by insurance

Counseling expenses for children

Educational expenses or child care expenses, such as camp, not listed on worksheet

Transportation and communication expenses if child does not live in same city as one parent

Increase in medical premium

Increase in dental premium

Day care, school tuition or additional educational or child care expenses, such as camp, not listed on worksheet

Increase in counseling expenses

Other costs not listed on worksheet

4. Child support. Payments shall begin on and continue until the child is eighteen (18) years of age or nineteen (19) years of age if attending high school, whichever happens last.

5. Wage withholding of child support.

(Choose A or B)

A. Withhold wages for child support. Child support payment will be withheld from 's monthly paycheck.

B. Do not withhold wages for child support. We agree not to do wage withholding at this time.

6. Health and dental insurance. Unless we agree otherwise, we will follow the insurance plan in selecting a doctor or dentist; not use a doctor or dentist who is not on the insurance plan; make sure each parent has a copy of the insurance card and policy; and cooperate and work together to promptly submit all insurance forms.

7. Exchange of information. We agree that once a year either one of us can ask, in writing, for the other one to give us tax and employment records.

We agree to review and adjust, if necessary, the child support payments:

Annually

When a major change of circumstances happens

Other:

8. Tax issues. Here is our plan about tax issues that relate to our children:

9. Other expenses. Each of us will provide our children with items that they need while they are with us.

10. Additional expenses. We agree to the following support issues related to our children:

SOLVING ARGUMENTS

1. Dispute resolution. We will resolve any custody, visitation or time-sharing dispute regarding our children in this way:

2. Solving problems. (steps continue until problem solved)

A. Talk together; or

B. Communicate through writing:

requesting parent sends document listing the change and why; and answering parent sends response within days.

C. Take the following steps:

Go to couple, family or other counseling;

Go to mediation with a neutral party;

Other:

Go to court.

3. Cost of dispute resolution. Mother will pay and father will pay of all dispute resolution costs, except legal and court costs.

GENERAL AGREEMENTS; HOW WE TREAT OUR CHILDREN

1. We will both actively be responsible for and involved in our children's lives.

2. As our children grow, their needs will change. We will talk about the changing needs.

3. We will support our children's relationship with the other parent and not interfere in it.

4. We both have a right to medical and educational information about our children.

5. We will consider what our children want when we make decisions about the children.

When I sign here, I am telling the judge that I have read this document and agree with everything in it.

I state, upon oath, that this document, and the statements in it, are true and correct as far as I know and believe.

STATE OF NEW MEXICO )

COUNTY OF ) ss

Acknowledged, signed and sworn to before me this day of , by , the husband.

Notary public:

My commission expires:

STATE OF NEW MEXICO )

COUNTY OF ) ss

Acknowledged, signed and sworn to before me this day of , by , the wife.

Notary public:

My commission expires:

USE NOTES

1. The court may require the use of a different parenting plan.

2. The parties should understand the difference between joint custody and sole custody.

3. The law prefers joint custody for most children.

4. In developing a parenting plan, consider the needs of younger children.

5. See Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 for the child support worksheet.

6. The judge may or may not accept a proposed change from the worksheet amount.

7. See Section 40-4C-4 NMSA 1978 for medical support orders.

8. See Domestic Relations Form 4A-341 NMRA for the Wage Withholding Order.

9. The court will sign a Wage Withholding Order upon request of either party.

10. You need a court order to adjust child support payments.

11. See a professional about tax issues that relate to any children.