IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 
	Petitioner,

	and

	Respondent,
_______________________________/
PARENTING PLAN
 
This parenting plan is a Final Parenting Plan submitted by the parties

I. PARENTS

		   Name: 
Address:  
   Telephone Number:   
Email:  

	Name: 
Address:  
Telephone Number:     
E-Mail:  

II. CHILDREN: This parenting plan is for the following child born to, or adopted by the parties: 
	Name							Date of Birth		

III. JURISDICTION

The United States is the country of habitual residence of the child.
	
The State of Florida is the child’s home state for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

This Parenting Plan is a child custody determination for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the International Child Abduction Remedies Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 11601 et seq., the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, and the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction enacted at the Hague on October 25, 1980, and for all other state and federal laws.

IV. PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DECISION MAKING
	
1.  Parental Responsibility

					Shared Parental Responsibility.
	It is in the best interests of the child that the parties have shared parental responsibility on all major decisions affecting the welfare of the child. Major decisions include, but are not limited to, decisions about the child’s education, healthcare, and other responsibilities unique to this family. 

2.    Day-to-Day Decisions
Unless otherwise specified in this plan, each parent shall make decisions regarding day-to-day care and control of each child while the child is with that parent.  Regardless of the allocation of decision making in the parenting plan, either parent may make emergency decisions affecting the health or safety of the child when the child is residing with that parent.  A parent who makes an emergency decision shall share the decision with the other parent as soon as reasonably possible.

The minor child shall continue to receive counseling from Perry Kline until further Order of the Court or agreement of the parties. 

3. Extra-curricular Activities 

a_     The parents must mutually agree in writing to all extra-curricular activities.  
Neither party shall unreasonably withhold their consent to the child’s participation in an extracurricular activity.  
      b.            The parent with the minor child shall transport the minor child   to and/or 	from all extra-curricular activities, providing all necessary 	uniforms and    
                  equipment within the parent’s possession.

     c.             The costs of the extra-curricular activities shall be paid by:
	Pursuant to the CSGW

     d.         The uniforms and equipment required for the extra-curricular activities shall be    
                 paid by: 
Pursuant to the CSGW

The party incurring the extracurricular expense shall cause to be sent to the other parent within 30 days of incurring such expense all documentation evidencing the obligation of the expense to the other parent and upon the other parent’s receipt of such documentation that parent shall promptly pay to the other within 30 days their share of the expense.

V. INFORMATION SHARING.  Unless otherwise indicated or ordered by the Court:

Unless otherwise prohibited by law, each parent shall have access to medical and school records and information pertaining to the child and shall be permitted to independently consult with any and all professionals involved with the child. The parents shall cooperate with each other in sharing information related to the health, education, and welfare of the child and they shall sign any necessary documentation ensuring that both parents have access to said records.

Each parent shall be responsible for obtaining records and reports directly from the school and health care providers.

Both parents have equal rights to inspect and receive governmental agency and law enforcement records concerning the child.

	Both parents shall have equal and independent authority to confer with the child’s 	
	school, day care, health care providers, and other programs with regard to the child’s educational, emotional, and social progress.

	Both parents shall be listed as “emergency contacts” for the child.

Each parent has a continuing responsibility to provide a residential, mailing, and contact address and contact telephone number to the other parent.  Each parent shall notify the other parent in writing within 24 hours of any changes. Each parent shall notify the court in writing within seven (7) days of any changes.

VI. SCHEDULING

1.	 School Calendar
       If necessary, on or before May 1st of each year, both parents should obtain a   	
       copy of the school calendar for the next school year. The parents shall discuss the	
  calendars and the time-sharing schedule so that any differences or questions can be  resolved.

	         The parents shall follow the school calendar of Orange County, so long as the minor child resides in Orange County. If not, the parties will follow the school calendar as to where the minor child is attending school.

2.	Schedule Changes 

	a. A parent making a request for a schedule change will make the request as soon as possible, but in any event, except in cases of emergency, no less than  48 hours before the change is to occur.

	b. A parent requesting a change of schedule shall be responsible for any additional child care, or transportation costs caused by the change.

VII.   TIME-SHARING SCHEDULE

1. Weekday and Weekend Schedule

During the weekdays, the minor child shall reside primarily with the Mother. . 

The parents shall alternate the weekend timesharing with the minor children. Weekend timesharing shall be from release from school on Friday until drop-off at school on Monday morning. 

2.	 Holiday Schedule 

       a. Holiday time-sharing shall be in accordance with the following schedule.  The Holiday schedule will take priority over the regular weekday, weekend, and summer schedules.  Fill in the blanks with Mother or Father to indicate where the child will be for the holidays. Provide the beginning and ending times. If a holiday is not specified as even, odd, or every year with one parent, then the child will remain with the parent in accordance with the regular schedule 

		Holidays	Even Years	Odd Years     Every Year         Begin/End Time
		Mother’s Day	__________	_________	Mother		pickup at school on Friday before holiday until drop-off at school on Monday after holiday.  

		Father’s Day	__________	_________	Father		Friday before holiday until Monday morning after holiday.  

		Easter		Father		Mother		_______	If holiday occurs during spring break then follow regular schedule for spring break. If it does not occur during spring break then Father in even years and Mother in odd years from pickup at school on Friday before holiday until drop-off at school on Monday after holiday.  

		4th of July	Mother		Father		________	5 p.m. on July 3rd until 9:00 a.m. on July 5th  

		Father’s bday	  _______	_______	Father		pickup at school (or if no school 9:00 a.m.) until drop-off at school the next day (or if no school 9:00 a.m.)
		
		Mother’s bday	  _______	________	Mother		pickup at school (or if no school 9:00 a.m.) until drop-off at school the next day (or if no school 9:00 a.m.)

		Halloween	Father		Mother		______	pickup at school (or if no school 9:00 a.m.) until drop-off at school the next day (or if no school 9:00 a.m.)

	Thanksgiving 		Father		Mother		_______	pickup at school (or if no school 9:00 a.m.) on day before holiday until return to school on Monday morning after holiday 

 3.	 Spring Break 

	The parties shall split Spring Break timesharing with the minor child. The first part of the break shall be from release from school on Friday until Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The second part of the break shall be from Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. until Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. The Mother shall have timesharing with the child for the first part of the Spring Break during odd numbered years and the Father shall have timesharing with the minor child for the second part of the Spring Break. The parties shall rotate in even numbered years. 

4.     Winter Break

	The Winter Break shall be defined as the period commencing with the day and time school is dismissed (and until the child are in school it will be the calendar of the school that she will be attending) and shall conclude on the evening prior to the day the child are scheduled to return to school for the beginning of the next year. The Winter Break shall be shared by the parents with one parent exercising time during the “first portion” of the break and the other parent exercising the “second portion”.  Every year, the winter break will be equally split with the first half including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and the second half including New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Should the “halfway” point of winter break end on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, the parties will exchange for that year alone on December 26 at 9am. The exchange time during the halfway point for every Winter Break will always be at 9am. The Father will have the first half of winter break in odd years and the Mother will have the second half of winter break in odd years. The Mother will have the first half of winter break in even years and the Father will have the second half of winter break in even years

5.   Summer Break

      The parties shall exercise timesharing during the Summer Break on a rotating weekly basis. The exchanges shall occur on Sundays at 7:00 p.m.  During even years, the Father shall have the first portion of timesharing from release from school until the first Sunday of the Summer Break at 7:00 p.m. During odd years, the Mother shall have the first portion of timesharing from release from school until the first Sunday of the Summer Break at 7:00 p.m.

During the minor children’s summer break from school, each parent may have the children for two non-consecutive weeks so that they may have a vacation.  The parties shall provide written notice at least 30 days in advance of their exercise of timesharing. In the event that there is a conflict as to the days chosen, then the Husband’s choice shall have prior in even years and the Wife’s choice shall have priority in odd years. The rotating weekly schedule shall resume after the two week period; no parent shall have three consecutive weeks with the minor child. 

6.	Number of Overnights:
Based upon the time-sharing schedule, the Mother has a total of 220 overnights per year and the Father has a total of 145 overnights per year.  
Note: The two numbers must equal 365.

VIII. TRANSPORTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CHILD

1.	     Transportation. Except as otherwise provided, the parent beginning their time-sharing shall provide transportation for the child.

2.           Exchange 

	Except as otherwise provided, exchanges shall be at the parents’  homes unless both parents agree to a different meeting place.

3.         Foreign and Out-Of-State Travel

	a. Either parent may travel within the United States with the child during his/her time-sharing.  The parent traveling with the child shall give the other parent at least 10 days written notice before traveling out of state unless there is an emergency, and shall provide the other parent with a detailed itinerary, including locations and telephone numbers where the child and parent can be reached at least 7 days before traveling.

	b. Either parent may travel out of the country with the child during his/her time-sharing.  At least 30  days prior to traveling, the parent shall provide a detailed itinerary, including locations, and telephone numbers where the child and parent may be reached during the trip.  Each parent agrees to provide whatever documentation is necessary for the other parent to take the child out of the country.

IX. EDUCATION

        School designation. 

 For purposes of school boundary determination and registration, the address 
of  the address of  the Mother shall be used. 

X.  DESIGNATION FOR OTHER LEGAL PURPOSES

	The child named in this Parenting Plan are scheduled to reside the majority of the time with   the Mother. This majority designation is SOLELY for purposes of all other state and federal laws which require such a designation. This designation does not affect either parent’s rights and responsibilities under this Parenting Plan.

XI. COMMUNICATION

1.       Between Parents
All communications regarding the child shall be between the parents.  The parents shall not use the child as messengers to convey information, ask questions, or set up schedule changes.

The parents shall communicate with each other through Our Family Wizard. 

2.     Between Parent and Child

Both parents shall keep contact information current.  Telephone or other electronic communication between the child and the other parent shall not be monitored by or interrupted by the other parent.  “Electronic communication” includes telephones, electronic mail or e-mail, webcams, video-conferencing equipment and software or other wired or wireless technologies or other means of communication to supplement face to face contact.

The child may have telephone or facetime contact with the other parent at least one time per day. In the event that the parties cannot agree on a time, then the time shall be 7:00 p.m.  

XII. CHILD CARE 

All  child care providers must be agreed upon except for extended family members. 

XIII. CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS OF THE PARENTING PLAN

Temporary changes to this Parenting Plan may be made informally without a written document; however, if the parties dispute the change, the Parenting Plan shall remain in effect until further order of the court.

Any substantial changes to the Parenting Plan must be sought through the filing of a supplemental petition for modification.

XIV. RELOCATION

	Any relocation of the child is subject to and must be sought in compliance with section 61.13001, Florida Statutes.

XV. DISPUTES OR CONFLICT RESOLUTION
	
	Parents shall attempt to cooperatively resolve any disputes which may arise over the terms of the Parenting Plan. The parents may wish to use mediation or other dispute resolution methods and assistance, such as Parenting Coordinators and Parenting Counselors, before filing a court action.

XVI.   OTHER PROVISIONS

1.	Neither party shall allow, encourage or facilitate any contact of any kind (including in-person, telephonic, text message, written communication) between their minor child H.N.W., a female, whose year of birth is 2010 and Dalton Sheriff Vaughn, DOB 8/12/1966. 

2.	Both parties are required to take any and all reasonable measures available to prevent contact between H.N.W., a female, whose year of birth is 2010 and Dalton Sheriff Vaughn DOB 8/12/1966.

3.	The paternal grandmother is not to have any contact with the Mother, Danielle Bissell, for any reason, and is to never talk badly about the Mother to the minor child, or within earshot of the minor child.