Fillable Printable Custody Plan and Order - New Mexico

Custody Plan and Order - New Mexico

4A-302. Custody plan and order.

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF ____________________

____________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

_____________________________________,

Petitioner,

v. No. __________

_____________________________________,

Respondent.

CUSTODY PLAN AND ORDER

_______________________ 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

phone number and phone number

_____________________ ______________________ ________________________

______________________ ________________________

_____________________ ______________________ ________________________

______________________ ________________________

Child’s name Year of birth Age

_____________________ ______________________ ________

[ ] 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 CHILDREN

(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:

a. City and county of residence: _________________________________

b. Religion: _________________________________________________

c. Activities: ________________________________________________

Name Address and telephone

d. Doctor ___________________ ________________________

________________________

e. Dentist ___________________ ________________________

________________________

f. School ___________________ ________________________

________________________

g. Child care ___________________ ________________________

________________________

h. Other ___________________ ________________________

________________________

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.)

_________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________.

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.

________________________________

Notary public

My commission expires: _______________________.

Approved, adopted, and ordered by the District Court

___________________ _____________________________________

Date District Court Judge

USE NOTE

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.]