•Days
during the week (day, time and transportation)
•Extra
Curricular Activities
•"Grace"
period if parent is late in picking up/returning children
•Other
child related issues:
- Notification to other parent if child is ill
- No overnights with girlfriend/boyfriend if child is in your home
- How to resolve major decisions if there is no mutual agreement - including,but not limited to: education, extracurricular activities, medical and religion
- Written notice of parent's intent to relocate
- No alcohol, drug usage when driving with child in automobile
- Telephone access when child/children with other parent
- Communication between parents
- Access to child's/children's records
- Any special circumstances related to child/children
- Modification of parenting plan
Custody of Minor Children
•Single custodial parent, shared parenting
•Joint Custody - joint legal, joint physical
•How to resolve major decisions if there is no mutual agreement - including,but not limited to: education, extracurricular activities, medical and religion
Child Support
•Monthly payments - amount, date(s) payable
•Circumstances when amount would be increased,
reduced, suspended or terminated (more than one child, when oldest child graduates from high school)
•Education expenses - pre-graduation, post high school - college (if college agreed upon, need to be very specific in terms of type of college, responsibility of child, parents), Technical school
Tax Exemptions for Dependent Children
• Including child tax credit
Medical Insurance
•Health & Hospitalization - medical, dental, orthodontist, vision,psychological - monthly premiums, annual deductibles, amounts not covered by insurance (is the medical plan an HMO,PPO with only specific providers covered)
COBRA
Spousal Support
•Monthly payments, amounts, dates payable, length
of time, circumstances when increased, reduced,
suspended, terminated or on a cash settlement
Real Estate
•Family residence, vacation property,
business/rental property
Personal Property
•Household items/furniture
•Vehicles
•Stocks, bonds, other securities and investments
•Checking, savings and other bank accounts
•All retirement accounts/investments
Other
•Club membership, frequent flyer miles, season
tickets, pets, etc.
Life Insurance
•Cash values - face value if whole life, face
value if term life
•Use to insure support obligations/amounts and
duration.
Debts
•Outstanding loans (other than those previously
listed)
•Charge card debts (joint and individual)
Income Tax
•Refunds due, amounts owed, any back taxes owed?
•Indemnification of one party on past joint
returns?
Outstanding Suits
•Potential monies coming in, potential monies
owed
Wills
Social Security Ten Year Marriage Rule
Attorney and Mediation Fees
Mutual Release or Right to Modify
• Modification by mediation