Parenting Plan

Proposed Parenting Plan

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I understand that Wisconsin law states that in an action in which legal custody or physical placement is contested:

• I am required to file a proposed parenting plan within 60 days after the court waives mediation or within 60 days after the mediator notifies the court that no agreement has been reached.
• If I fail to file such a plan, I may lose my right to contest the plan submitted by the other parent unless I can show good cause for my delay.

I am the mother father of the minor children of this case.

I AM PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING PARENTING PLAN:

A. Legal Custody

1. Legal custody of the minor children shall be as follows:

2. Specific Decision Making Authority

Decisions in the following listed areas will be made as follows:

B. Physical Placement

In allocating the time the minor children spend between the parents, the court should award the placement on a day-to-day basis as follows:

AND the physical placement schedule shall be:

a. as listed in the attached document.

b. as proposed below (on a biweekly basis):

C. Summer and Holiday Placement Schedule

The summer and holiday placement schedule should be as follows:

1. as proposed here:

u. Summer Break to be shared as follows:

2. According to the attached County standard placement schedule.

3. Other:

See attached

D. Child Care

1. The children do not require child care.

2. The child care will be provided by

And the cost of child care will be paid as follows:

a. The mother to pay %

b. The father to pay %

E. Transportation Issues

1. The physical transfer of the children for placement should be as follows:

a. All transportation to and from placements will be provided by the mother.

b. All transportation to and from placements will be provided by the father.

c. Transportation will be shared with:

1. parent with children shall deliver.

2. parent without children shall pick up.

d. Other:

2. Transfers of children shall take place at:

a. parent’s home.

b. halfway point:

c. other location:

d. Inter-spousal battery/domestic violence is an issue in this relationship and in order to ensure the safety of the children and/or parent, transfers of the children between the parents shall be:

1. supervised by

2. at a neutral public site

3. at a home of the following person

4. Other:

3. Transportation Costs shall be:

a. paid by party who incurs the costs.

b. paid as follows:

F. Child Support

The noncustodial parent shall be responsible for child support as follows:

1. as required by the state support guidelines (see divorce/paternity summons).

2. according to the attached proposal.

Note: If the proposal is different from the state guidelines, the reason why it is different must be given.

G. School

1. The children will attend school at:

2. Education costs will be paid as follows:

a. The mother to pay %

b. The father to pay %

H. Residence

1. Current

a. I currently reside at:

City State Zip

b. This is an inter-spousal battery/domestic violence case; I decline to give a specific address, but my general location is currently

2. Future

a. For the next two years it is my intention to reside at:

City State Zip

b. This is an inter-spousal battery/domestic violence case; I decline to give a specific future address, but it is my intention to generally reside for the next two years at:

I. Current Employer

1. I am currently employed at: City State Days/Hrs.

2. This is an inter-spousal battery/domestic violence case; I decline to give my specific employment, but where I generally work is

J. Health Care

1. Providers: Healthcare services will be provided to the children by the following:

Doctors/Pediatrician/Clinic

Eye/Optometrist

Dentist/Orthodontist

Insurance/Health Plan (if any)

Other:

2. Expenses

a. Healthcare Insurance for the minor children shall be:

1. paid by me.

2. paid by the other parent.

3. shared equally by both of us.

4. paid as follows:

5. See attached plan.

K. Religious Upbringing

1. The minor children will be raised in the following religion:

2. No religious affiliation is planned.

L. Maintaining Contact with Other Parent

I shall assist the children in maintaining contact with the other parent by:

1. direct contact through periods of placement.

2. telephone contact.

3. cards/letters.

4. e-mail.

5. providing copies of children’s school projects.

6. providing photographs of children participating in activities.

7. assisting children with gift purchasing for other parent for birthdays and holidays.

8. assisting children with letter writing to other parent.

9. creating personal web-site for posting pictures, letters, information, comments.

10. Other:

(Note: Each parent is expected to take personal responsibility for contacting the schools to obtain school calendars and report cards and attending parent-teacher meetings.)

M. Resolving Disagreements

If there are disagreements between myself and the other parent on issues that are to be joint decisions, the way to resolve the disagreements will be:

1. the parent who has primary physical placement will decide.

2. the parent who has physical placement at the time of the disagreement will decide.

3. to allow the parent who generally made this type of decision before these court proceedings were started to make the same type of decision in the future.

4. to review the issues from the other parent’s or children’s standpoint and reconsider my position.

5. to determine whether my opposition is in good faith and in the best interests of the children or whether it is an attempt to spite the other parent, if it is not in good faith or the best interests, reconsider my position.

6. to determine whether this is a situation in which the children is/are attempting to manipulate one parent against the other; if it appears to be manipulative, attempt to consult with the other parent to prevent the children from trapping us in this position.

7. to ask for assistance from friends, relatives, clergy, or others who can be neutral and fair.

8. I would suggest the following person(s) to serve as a third-party neutral(s):

9. to contact the family court mediation program.

10. Other:

FA-4147V, 01/09 Proposed Parenting Plan §767.41(1m), Wisconsin Statutes

This form shall not be modified. It may be supplemented with additional material.