1.    In any proceeding to establish or modify a judgment providing for parenting time with a child, the parents shall develop and file with the court a parenting plan to be included in the court’s decree. If the parents are unable to agree on a parenting plan, the court shall issue a parenting plan considering the best interests of the child.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-09-30

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    A parenting plan must include, at a minimum, provisions regarding the following or an explanation as to why a provision is not included:

a.    Decisionmaking responsibility relative to:

(1) Routine or day-to-day decisions; and

(2) Major decisions such as education, health care, and spiritual development; b.    Information sharing and access, including telephone and electronic access; c.    Legal residence of a child for school attendance; d.    Residential responsibility, parenting time, and parenting schedule, including: (1) Holidays and days off from school, birthday, and vacation planning; (2) Weekends and weekdays; and

(3) Summers; e.    Transportation and exchange of the child, considering the safety of the parties; f.    Procedure for review and adjustment of the plan; and g.    Methods for resolving disputes.