{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3213","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-3213","heading":"Permanent; objectives; general outline, provisions.","body":"(a) The objectives of the permanent parenting plan are to:\n(1) Establish a proper allocation of parental rights and responsibilities;\n(2) establish an appropriate working relationship between the parents such that matters regarding the health, education and welfare of their child is best determined;\n(3) provide for the child's physical care;\n(4) set forth an appropriate schedule of parenting time;\n(5) maintain the child's emotional stability;\n(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;\n(7) minimize the child's exposure to harmful parental conflict;\n(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\n(9) otherwise protect the best interests of the child.\n(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:\n(1) Designation of the legal custodial relationship of the child;\n(2) a schedule for the child's time with each parent, when appropriate;\n(3) a provision for a procedure by which disputes between the parents may be resolved without need for court intervention; and\n(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.\n(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:\n(1) Residential schedule;\n(2) holiday, birthday and vacation planning;\n(3) weekends, including holidays and school inservice days preceding or following weekends;\n(4) allocation of parental rights and responsibilities regarding matters pertaining to the child's health, education and welfare;\n(5) sharing of and access to information regarding the child;\n(6) relocation of parents;\n(7) telephone access;\n(8) transportation; and\n(9) methods for resolving disputes.\n(d) The court shall develop a permanent parenting plan, which may include such detailed provisions as the court deems appropriate, when:\n(1) So requested by either parent; or\n(2) the parent or parents are unable to develop a parenting plan.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 32.—LEGAL CUSTODY, RESIDENCY AND PARENTING PLANS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_032_0013.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:21Z","sha256":"0c78fd7fbf28c9aac5be5fe1413a59c809ad99e01b1c6bd4a36cc730e7e0093f","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3212","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}