Montana § 40-4-233 Final Parenting Plan -- Purpose And Objectives

Montana Statutes

§ 40-4-233 — Final Parenting Plan -- Purpose And Objectives

Montana § 40-4-233

Title 40FAMILY LAW

Ch. 4TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE, CHILD CUSTODY, SUPPORT

Part 2Support, Custody, Visitation, and Related Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-233 (2026).

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40-4-233 . Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives. The objectives of a final parenting plan are to:

(1)protect the best interest of the child, consistent with 40-4-212 ;

(2)provide for the physical care of the child;

(3)maintain the child's emotional stability and minimize the child's exposure to parental conflict;

(4)provide for the child's changing needs as the child grows and matures, in a way that minimizes the need for future amendment to the final parenting plan;

(5)set forth the authority and responsibilities of each parent with respect to the child, consistent with the criteria in 40-4-234 ; and

(6)encourage the parents, when appropriate under 40-4-234 , to meet their responsibilities to their minor children through agreements in the parenting plan rather than through

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40-4-233 . Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives. The objectives of a final parenting plan are to:
(1) protect the best interest of the child, consistent with 40-4-212 ;
(2) provide for the physical care of the child;
(3) maintain the child's emotional stability and minimize the child's exposure to parental conflict;
(4) provide for the child's changing needs as the child grows and matures, in a way that minimizes the need for future amendment to the final parenting plan;
(5) set forth the authority and responsibilities of each parent with respect to the child, consistent with the criteria in 40-4-234 ; and
(6) encourage the parents, when appropriate under 40-4-234 , to meet their responsibilities to their minor children through agreements in the parenting plan rather than through judicial intervention.