PARENTING PLAN PARENT-CREATED (Joint Legal and Sole Physical Custody) Mother and Father wish to have this Parenting Plan approved by the Court in the case of ________________________ vs. _______________________, (Plaintiff's full name) (case number assigned by Clerk of Court) (Defendant's full name) (county where Complaint filed) Case No. ______________________, filed in the District Court of _________________ County, Nebraska. Mother and Father mutually agree as follows: 1. The best interests of the minor child(ren) will be maintained through the ongoing involvement of both Mother and Father with the child(ren). The best interests of the minor child(ren) also will be maintained by ensuring regular and continuous school attendance and progress for school-age child(ren). Mother and Father agree that each is a fit person to be involved in the parenting of the child(ren). Mother and Father will remain active and involved in parenting the child(ren). The purpose for this Plan is to establish custody, parenting time, and other access arrangements, to determine parenting time to be spent with Mother and Father, and to decide how to deal with any future disagreements between Mother and Father about this Plan. Mother and Father understand that the needs of the child(ren) may change as the child(ren) get(s) older and Mother and Father will interpret and apply this Plan in a way that best serves any changing needs of the child(ren). Mother and Father agree to joint legal custody. Joint legal custody means mutual authority and responsibility of the parents for making mutual fundamental decisions regarding the child(ren)'s welfare, including but not limited to choices regarding education, health, and spiritual or religious upbringing. ________________ will have sole physical custody. Physical custody (Mother or Father) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Page 1 of 8 Parenting Plan Parent-Created (Joint Legal and Sole Physical Custody) DC 6:5(38) New 02/15 Pro Se Committee Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2929 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com means authority and responsibility regarding the child(ren)'s place of residence and the exertion of continuous parenting time for significant periods of time. ________________'s parenting time with the children is set out in this (Mother or Father) Plan below. 9. Parenting Time: ______________ will have parenting time with the (Mother or Father) child(ren) as follows: A. (Check the box that applies): 1. [ ] Weekends: Every other weekend from _______________ (beginning day) beginning at ____:____ am pm until ________________ (beginning time) (ending day) at ____:____ am pm. (ending time) Weekdays: On ________________ each week from ____:____ (day[s] of the week) (beginning time) am pm to ____:____ am pm. (ending time) (OR) 2. [ ] The schedule for parenting time will be as follows: (complete with the arrangements you have reached) To ensure that the parenting plan meets the requirements of the Parenting Act, one parent or the other must have responsibility for the child(ren) at all times which means 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________. Page 2 of 8 Parenting Plan Parent-Created (Joint Legal and Sole Physical Custody) DC 6:5(38) New 02/15 Pro Se Committee Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2929 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com B. Holidays and other Special Days: 1. Mother will have the following holidays: Even numbered years:______________, ______________, ______________,______________, ______________, ______________; Odd numbered years: ______________, ______________, ______________,______________, ______________, ______________. 2. Father will have the following holidays: Even numbered years:______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________; Odd numbered years:______________, ______________, ______________,______________, ______________, ______________. 3. Holidays and other special days will be defined as follows: (you may add holidays and special days below or delete them by crossing them out) (a) Easter: This holiday will include that period of time during which the child(ren) is/are excused from school before the Easter holiday, including Easter Sunday, and will begin at ____:____ am pm on the day the child(ren) is/are (beginning time) released from school and end at ____:____ am pm (ending time) on the day before the child(ren) return(s) to school. (b) Memorial Day Weekend: This holiday will include only that weekend when Memorial Day is nationally recognized and will begin at ____:____ am pm on Friday and end at (beginning time) ____:____ am pm on Monday, Memorial Day. (ending time) (c) Fourth of July: This holiday will begin on July 4th at ____:____ am pm and end on July 5th at ____:____ (beginning time) (ending time) am pm. The Fourth of July plan takes priority over those days during summer parenting time. Page 3 of 8 Parenting Plan Parent-Created (Joint Legal and Sole Physical Custody) DC 6:5(38) New 02/15 Pro Se Committee Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2929 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (d) Labor Day Weekend: This holiday will include only that weekend on which Labor Day is nationally recognized and will begin at ____:____ am pm on Friday and end at (beginning time) ____:____ am pm on Monday, Labor Day. (ending time) (e) Thanksgiving: (Check the box that applies): 1. [ ] This holiday will be defined as that period of time during which the child(ren) is/are excused from school for the Thanksgiving holiday, including Thanksgiving Day, and will begin at ____:____ am pm on the (beginning time) day the child(ren) is/are released from school and end at ____:____ am pm on the day before the (ending time) child(ren) return(s) to school. (OR) 2. [ ] Mother and Father will schedule the Thanksgiving Holiday as follows:____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____