23-3213. Permanent; objectives; general outline, provisions.

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(a)The objectives of the permanent parenting plan are to:

(1)Establish a proper allocation of parental rights and responsibilities;

(2)establish an appropriate working relationship between the parents such that matters regarding the health, education and welfare of their child is best determined;

(3)provide for the child's physical care;

(4)set forth an appropriate schedule of parenting time;

(5)maintain the child's emotional stability;

(6)provide for the child's changing needs as the child grows and matures in a way that minimizes the need for future modifications to the permanent parenting plan;

(7)minimize the child's exposure to harmful parental conflict;

(8)encourage the parents, where appropriate, to meet their responsibilities to their minor children through agreements in the permanent parenting plan, rather than by relying on judicial intervention; and

(9)otherwise protect the best interests of the child.

(b)A permanent parenting plan may consist of a general outline of how parental responsibilities and parenting time will be shared and may allow the parents to develop a more detailed agreement on an informal basis; however, a permanent parenting plan must set forth the following minimum provisions:

(1)Designation of the legal custodial relationship of the child;

(2)a schedule for the child's time with each parent, when appropriate;

(3)a provision for a procedure by which disputes between the parents may be resolved without need for court intervention; and

(4)if either parent is a service member, as defined in K.S.A. 23-3217 , and amendments thereto, provisions for custody and parenting time upon military deployment, mobilization, temporary duty or unaccompanied tour of such service member.

(c)A detailed permanent parenting plan shall include those provisions required by subsection (b), and may include, but need not be limited to, provisions relating to:

(1)Residential schedule;

(2)holiday, birthday and vacation planning;

(3)weekends, including holidays and school inservice days preceding or following weekends;

(4)allocation of parental rights and responsibilities regarding matters pertaining to the child's health, education and welfare;

(5)sharing of and access to information regarding the child;

(6)relocation of parents;

(7)telephone access;

(8)transportation; and

(9)methods for resolving disputes.

(d)The court shall develop a permanent parenting plan, which may include such detailed provisions as the court deems appropriate, when:

(1)So requested by either parent; or

(2)the parent or parents are unable to develop a parenting plan.