{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-4-233","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-4-233","heading":"Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives.","body":"The objectives of a final parenting plan are to:\n(1) protect the best interest of the child, consistent with 40-4-212;\n(2) provide for the physical care of the child;\n(3) maintain the child's emotional stability and minimize the child's exposure to parental conflict;\n(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;\n(5) set forth the authority and responsibilities of each parent with respect to the child, consistent with the criteria in 40-4-234; and\n(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.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 4. TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE, CHILD CUSTODY, SUPPORT","Part 2. Support, Custody, Visitation, and Related Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0040/part_0020/section_0330/0400-0040-0020-0330.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:50Z","sha256":"1a0a0c0b1332f55fbc9340f199ec44473d3d756a84eed14024adb0e3d1182cd2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-4-229","next":"us-mt/40-4-234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}