Douglas County Conciliation and Mediation Services

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Douglas County Conciliation and Mediation Services
Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street, 1st Floor
Omaha, NE 68183
(402) 444-7168

Sample Parenting Plan

This Parenting Plan is agreed to between ________Mother, and ________Father.

WHEREAS, Mother and Father have minor children born of said marriage:

NAME DATE OF BIRTH

[1st] _________________ _________________

[2nd] _________________ _________________

[3rd] _________________ _________________

WHEREAS, Mother and Father wish to have this Plan, and the terms and conditions contained herein, approved by the Court and incorporated by the Court in a Decree of Dissolution which is entered in the case of, Docket ______, Page ______.

NOW, THEREFORE, Mother and Father mutually agree as follows:

The best interests of the minor children will be maintained through the ongoing involvement of both the Mother and the Father in the life of the minor children. Each parent is a fit and proper person to be involved in the parenting of the minor children. The Mother and Father will share, to a reasonable and practical extent, the rights and responsibilities of raising the minor children. The Mother and Father both will remain active and involved in parenting the minor children.
Mother and Father understand the needs of the minor children may change as they develop and they will interpret and apply this Plan in a way which best serves the evolving interests of the minor children.
________shall have legal custody of the minor children and as such, shall maintain the legal responsibility and authority to make final decisions concerning the raising of the minor children. The principal residence of the minor children will be with _______subject to the provisions of this plan.
__________shall have parenting time with the children as follows:
1. Weekends - every other weekend commencing from ______on _________until
  Sunday/Monday at ________.
2. Weekdays – on __________ from ________until _______ at _______ .
3. Summer Each parent shall have _____days of uninterrupted visitation time during the summer. Each parent shall inform the other no later than May 1st of each year of the dates selected or _____ days notice. Summer visitation shall not infringe upon the other parent's holiday visitation dates.
4. Holidays Holidays shall prevail over the regular schedule of visitation:
  1. Easter: This holiday shall commence at ________on the day the children are released from school and end at _________on the day before the children return to school.
  2. Memorial Day Weekend: This holiday shall commence on Friday at ______ and conclude on Monday, Memorial Day at __________.
  3. Fourth of July: This holiday shall commence on July 4th at ________ and conclude on July 5th at __________.
  4. Labor Day Weekend: This holiday shall commence on Friday at _______ and conclude on Monday, Labor Day at_________.
  5. Thanksgiving: This holiday shall commence on Wednesday at ______ and conclude on _____________ at __________.
  6. Christmas Eve: This holiday shall commence on the day the children are released from school at ___________and conclude on December 24th at __________.
  7. Christmas Day: This holiday shall commence on December ______ at _________ and conclude on December _________ at _________.
  8. New Year's Eve: This holiday shall commence on December 31st at __________ and conclude on January 1st at ___________.
  9. New Year's Day: This holiday shall commence on January 1st at ________ and conclude on the day before school is to begin at _________.
5. In even-numbered years, __________shall have the children for the following
  holidays: Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. _________shall have the children for the following holidays: Memorial Day Weekend, Labor Day Weekend, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve.
  In Odd-numbered years, _________shall have the children for the following holidays: Memorial Day Weekend, Labor Day Weekend Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. ________shall have the for the following holidays: Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
6. Mother's Day: The children will spend Mother's Day with their mother.
  Father's Day: The children will spend Father's Day with their father.
  For Mother's Day and Father's Day, the holiday will commence on ________ at ______ and conclude on Sunday at ___________.
7. Other holidays, birthdays, and significant dates will be celebrated by
  mutual agreement of Mother and Father, consistent with the interests of the minor children. The above terms concerning visitation and access to the minor children may be adjusted or temporarily modified in length, timing, or terms upon reasonable advance notice, communication and agreement between Mother, Father, and minor children when appropriate.
8. Both parents acknowledge the responsibility to exercise and provide
  visitation and that time is of the essence in exercising and providing visitation. Each parent shall use reasonable diligence to notify the other in a timely manner when he or she will be delayed, late, or unable to exercise or provide visitation within the time frames provided by this agreement. Fifteen minutes is a reasonable time for a parent to wait in order to pickup or return children.
9. One parent may not plan or schedule activities during the parenting time
  of the other parent, without reasonable notice and that parent's consent. Mother and Father shall inform one another reasonably in advance of all events where a parent may participate in a minor child's activities or events (for example, school plays, teacher conferences, sporting events, music recitals, et cetera). Notice shall be provided in such a way that the other parent has the maximum opportunity to attend that activity or event.
10. The minor children will have continuous and easy access to telephone
  contact with the other parent and that the other parent will have the same degree of telephone access with the minor children.
All school, medical, dental, counseling, and other records will be reasonably available and accessible to both the Mother and the Father. The Mother and the Father will assist the other parent in obtaining access to any of these records, should the other parent request it. Neither the Mother nor the Father will conceal the creation, existence, or copy of any of these records from the other parent. The names of both parents shall appear on all medical and school records. Each parent is responsible for notifying the school that he or she is to be included on mailing lists and be notified of conferences and events, provided report cards, progress notes and other pertinent information.
Either Mother or Father may authorize emergency medical procedures in situations affecting the immediate health of a minor child.
Mother and Father shall assist a child in maintaining a positive relationship with the other parent and with other family members. Neither parent shall engage in conduct which tends to disparage the other parent or other family members, which tends to develop or maintain a negative relationship toward the other parent or other family members, or which tends to encourage a minor child to violate this Plan or be uncooperative in implementing it. All communications about a child shall be conducted between the biological parents only, regardless of future relationships.
To resolve future changes or conflicts regarding any parenting function or this Plan that the parents shall first seek solutions through mutual agreement, without the need for judicial intervention, and in a way which minimizes the exposure of a minor child to parental conflict. Mother and Father shall endeavor to solve any disputes through mutual consultation and agreement, and if unsuccessful then through the mediation process outlined in the Nebraska Parenting Act, prior to resorting to the court system.

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