Parenting Time (custody and visitation)

Information and Forms

• Video: Making a Parenting Plan

  Information about how to make a parenting plan in Montana that works for you. Content Detail

• Parenting Plan Forms (interactive forms)

  Please note: Interactive parenting plan forms are NOT available for the 4th and 21st Judicial District Courts in Montana. If you need forms for those districts, please see the fill-in-the-blank forms in this topic area of MontanaLawHelp.org. These forms allow you to complete forms for a parenting plan only. If you need a dissolution also, you should use the "Dissolution Forms (interactive)" under the "Dissolution" section of the web site. Interactive forms allow you to answer questions in an online interview. The computer uses your answers to fill in the forms. Then you print them. You can save and make corrections to your answers before printing. This packet contains all you need to make interactive forms, including a Guide and FAQs and the questions you should answer before you actually go online. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• Parenting Plan Forms (write-in-the-blank forms)

  These forms are for when you only need a parenting plan, not a dissolution also. (If you need a dissolution AND a parenting plan, look under the Dissolution subtopic). Write-in-the-blank forms allow you to print out a form, then write your information into the form with a pen. Content Detail

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  State Law Library of Montana

• What Dissolution/Parenting Plan Form Do I Need?

  Information to help you decide what form works best for your situation. Content Detail

• Answer to Petition for Parenting Plan

  These forms are for when you need to file an answer to a Petition for Parenting Plan only. The forms are not for answering a dissolution. Please note that the 4th and 21st Judicial District Courts have their own forms that you should use if you need to file a response in either of those districts. You can find links to those forms here, also. Write-in-the-blank forms allow you to print out a form, then write your information into the form with a pen Read More

• Enforcing Your Parenting Plan Forms

  Forms and instructions to make the other party do what the parenting plan says. Content Detail

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  Montana Supreme Court

• Parenting Plan Modification Forms

  Forms and instructions to change your parenting plan. Content Detail

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  Montana Supreme Court

• Family Law Videos

  This is a series of videos about family law in Montana. There are 5 videos. The videos give information about getting a dissolution, parenting plans, and more. Read More

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  Montana Supreme Court, Yellowstone County Bar

• Introduction to Family Law in Montana

  Information about common issues involved in dissolution and parenting cases in Montana. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• Parenting Plans

  Answers to common questions about parenting plans and custody in Montana. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• Tips for When Your Dissolution and/or Parenting Plan Case is Over

  Information about things that come up after your dissolution or parenting plan case is over and tips to handle them. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• We don't have a parenting plan. Do we have equal rights to see our child?

  Information about what to do if you don't have a parenting plan. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• District Court Guidelines for Parenting Plans

  Some District Courts have guidelines for parenting plans. Guidelines are what the District Court usually considers to be in the best interests of the children. The guidelines usually apply to most parenting plans in that court. But, the guidelines will not apply if there are good reasons why they should not. You can check the rules of the court where your parenting plan case is filed to see if there are parenting plan guidelines. Content Detail

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  District Courts

• Family Law and Taxes: How a Divorce or Parenting Case Might Impact Your Taxes PDF

  This fact sheet is intended to provide information regarding common tax issues that arise when a person is going through a divorce or parenting case. Content Detail

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  DOVES (Domestic Violence Education and Services)

• Family Law Mediation

  An explanation of mediation and how it may keep you from needing to go to court. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)