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Updated: 
January 5, 2024

What is a parenting plan?

A parenting plan is a document approved by the court when the court awards joint custody that sets out the responsibilities of each parent. Usually, a parenting plan will include:

  • a division of the child’s time and care into periods of responsibility for each parent,
  • statements regarding the child’s religion, education, child care, medical care, dental care, and recreational activities,
  • designation of specific decision making responsibilities,
  • ways for the parents to communicate with one another,
  • transportation of the child,
  • ways to make decisions in the future and resolve disputes, and
  • other statements regarding the welfare of the child to help clarify the parenting plan and make it easier to follow.1

1 N.M. Stat. § 40-4-9.1(F)

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