CUSTODY AGREEMENT
the State of Alabama
BACKGROUND:
A. This Custody Agreement is for the child of the following Parties:
B. There is 1 child of the union between the Parties, as follows:
I. CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION
1. The Parties agree to amend and modify the current custody and parenting time arrangement.
2. The Parties agree that ________ will be responsible for all costs associated with transporting the child to and from all visitations.
3. The Parties will exchange the child at the following location:
________
4. The Parties agree that neither Party will change the residence of the child without adequate prior written notification. The Parties further agree that this visitation and custody agreement will be revisited and reassessed if either Party relocates and the new residence makes the current agreement impossible or unfeasible to manage. The Parties agree to provide one another with their current phone number and physical address for the purposes of coordination and scheduling.
II. CHILD SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
5. The Parties recognize that there is a current child support order determined by ________ under the docket/case number ________. Under this order, ________ is responsible for paying child support in the amount of $________ (________ dollars). That court maintains continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over the child support case. A copy of all orders related to child support is attached.
6. The Parties have agreed to amend their current child support order and acknowledge that their proposed change will not be legally binding until the Court has changed the current support order. The current child support order must be obeyed until the court has approved any change the Parties wish to make.
7. The Parties agree that ________ will pay child support in the amount of $________ (________) monthly.
8. Child support payments will begin on ________ and will be paid on the 1st (first) of each month
9. ________ will pay a total of $________ (________ dollars) at the same frequency as the regular child support payments to cover the following additional child-related expenses:
________
Child support payments for these additional expenses will begin on ________ and will be paid on the 1st (first) of each month.
10. The Parties agree to provide each other with a copy of their income tax returns and any other notices of assessment or reassessment issued, as necessary and relevant to planning child support and parenting time arrangements, on an annual basis.
11. ________ will maintain health insurance, including medical and dental coverage, for the benefit of the child.
12. Subject to the laws of Alabama, child support payments, child care costs, additional child-related expenses, and the maintenance of health insurance will continue until the child has reached the age of majority (18 years old).
III. ADDITIONAL COORDINATION DETAILS
13. Both Parties are entitled to important information regarding the child including, but not limited to, the current address and telephone number, education, medical, governmental agency, psychological, and law enforcement records.
14. Information about the child's progress in school and any school activities is equally available to both Parties. Both Parties are encouraged to consult with school staff regarding the child's welfare and education.
15. Both Parties will immediately notify each other regarding any emergency circumstances or substantial changes in the health of the child.
16. Both Parties will provide each other with contact numbers and addresses and will notify each other of any change in that information within 72 hours of such change. If either parent takes the child to live for an extended period of time longer than one month at a location other than their usual place of residence, they will provide the other Party with an emergency contact phone number.
17. Both Parties and the child shall have the right to communicate by telephone, writing, or e-mail in an age-appropriate manner and frequency during reasonable hours without excessive interference or monitoring by the other parent.
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IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
19. The Parties will promptly sign and give to the other all documents necessary to give effect to the terms of this Agreement.
20. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties about their relationship with each other. It replaces any earlier written or oral agreement between the Parties.
21. Should any portion of this Agreement be held by a court of law to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, such holding will not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement, and the Parties agree that the portion so held to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, will be deemed amended, reduced in scope, or otherwise stricken only to the extent required for purposes of validity and enforcement in the jurisdiction of such holding.
22. In the event that a dispute arises regarding this Agreement, the Parties will try to resolve the matter through negotiation or mediation before initiating a court action.
23. Notwithstanding that the Parties acknowledge and agree that their circumstances at the execution of this Agreement may change for any reason, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the passage of years, it is nonetheless their intention to be bound strictly by the terms of this Agreement at all times.
24. This Agreement creates a fiduciary relationship between the Parties in which each Party agrees to act with the utmost of good faith and fair dealing toward the other in all aspects of this Agreement.
25. The Parties agree to provide and execute such further documentation as may be reasonably required to give full force and effect to each term of this Agreement.
26. The headings of this Agreement form no part of it and have been included only for convenience.
27. This Agreement will be binding upon and will enure to the benefit of the Parties, their respective heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns.
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30. The law of Alabama will govern the interpretation of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have duly affixed their signatures.
SIGNED by ________:
_________________________________
________
____________________
DATE
In the presence of:
_________________________________
WITNESS
_________________________________
WITNESS
SIGNED by ________:
_________________________________
________
______________
DATE
In the presence of:
_________________________________
WITNESS
_________________________________
WITNESS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State:________________________
County: ______________________
I, Attorney, within and for said County and State, do certify that on this day came before me, ________, personally known to me, whose name is signed to the foregoing Separation Agreement and that ________ entered into this Separation Agreement of their own free will and volition without any force or duress by any Party.
Given my hand and seal this _______ day of ___________________, ________.
______________________________
ATTORNEY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State:________________________
County: ______________________
I, Attorney, within and for said County and State, do certify that on this day came before me, ________, personally known to me, whose name is signed to the foregoing Separation Agreement and that ________ entered into this Separation Agreement of their own free will and volition without any force or duress by any Party.
Given my hand and seal this _______ day of ___________________, ________.
______________________________
ATTORNEY
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
the State of Alabama
BACKGROUND:
A. This Custody Agreement is for the child of the following Parties:
B. There is 1 child of the union between the Parties, as follows:
I. CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION
1. The Parties agree to amend and modify the current custody and parenting time arrangement.
2. The Parties agree that ________ will be responsible for all costs associated with transporting the child to and from all visitations.
3. The Parties will exchange the child at the following location:
________
4. The Parties agree that neither Party will change the residence of the child without adequate prior written notification. The Parties further agree that this visitation and custody agreement will be revisited and reassessed if either Party relocates and the new residence makes the current agreement impossible or unfeasible to manage. The Parties agree to provide one another with their current phone number and physical address for the purposes of coordination and scheduling.
II. CHILD SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
5. The Parties recognize that there is a current child support order determined by ________ under the docket/case number ________. Under this order, ________ is responsible for paying child support in the amount of $________ (________ dollars). That court maintains continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over the child support case. A copy of all orders related to child support is attached.
6. The Parties have agreed to amend their current child support order and acknowledge that their proposed change will not be legally binding until the Court has changed the current support order. The current child support order must be obeyed until the court has approved any change the Parties wish to make.
7. The Parties agree that ________ will pay child support in the amount of $________ (________) monthly.
8. Child support payments will begin on ________ and will be paid on the 1st (first) of each month
9. ________ will pay a total of $________ (________ dollars) at the same frequency as the regular child support payments to cover the following additional child-related expenses:
________
Child support payments for these additional expenses will begin on ________ and will be paid on the 1st (first) of each month.
10. The Parties agree to provide each other with a copy of their income tax returns and any other notices of assessment or reassessment issued, as necessary and relevant to planning child support and parenting time arrangements, on an annual basis.
11. ________ will maintain health insurance, including medical and dental coverage, for the benefit of the child.
12. Subject to the laws of Alabama, child support payments, child care costs, additional child-related expenses, and the maintenance of health insurance will continue until the child has reached the age of majority (18 years old).
III. ADDITIONAL COORDINATION DETAILS
13. Both Parties are entitled to important information regarding the child including, but not limited to, the current address and telephone number, education, medical, governmental agency, psychological, and law enforcement records.
14. Information about the child's progress in school and any school activities is equally available to both Parties. Both Parties are encouraged to consult with school staff regarding the child's welfare and education.
15. Both Parties will immediately notify each other regarding any emergency circumstances or substantial changes in the health of the child.
16. Both Parties will provide each other with contact numbers and addresses and will notify each other of any change in that information within 72 hours of such change. If either parent takes the child to live for an extended period of time longer than one month at a location other than their usual place of residence, they will provide the other Party with an emergency contact phone number.
17. Both Parties and the child shall have the right to communicate by telephone, writing, or e-mail in an age-appropriate manner and frequency during reasonable hours without excessive interference or monitoring by the other parent.
18. 25222825 22888882, 252 2552828 2552 52522 82 525 8522 58825228 55882 8228222 2522, 2522 85588 5888588 252 888528 525 5222222 22 52585 52 525222222 85825 22 8552 88 8282 225 252 85885 52 2552 2552885855 2822.
IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
19. The Parties will promptly sign and give to the other all documents necessary to give effect to the terms of this Agreement.
20. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties about their relationship with each other. It replaces any earlier written or oral agreement between the Parties.
21. Should any portion of this Agreement be held by a court of law to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, such holding will not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement, and the Parties agree that the portion so held to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, will be deemed amended, reduced in scope, or otherwise stricken only to the extent required for purposes of validity and enforcement in the jurisdiction of such holding.
22. In the event that a dispute arises regarding this Agreement, the Parties will try to resolve the matter through negotiation or mediation before initiating a court action.
23. Notwithstanding that the Parties acknowledge and agree that their circumstances at the execution of this Agreement may change for any reason, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the passage of years, it is nonetheless their intention to be bound strictly by the terms of this Agreement at all times.
24. This Agreement creates a fiduciary relationship between the Parties in which each Party agrees to act with the utmost of good faith and fair dealing toward the other in all aspects of this Agreement.
25. The Parties agree to provide and execute such further documentation as may be reasonably required to give full force and effect to each term of this Agreement.
26. The headings of this Agreement form no part of it and have been included only for convenience.
27. This Agreement will be binding upon and will enure to the benefit of the Parties, their respective heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns.
28. 52 252 2552828 528228882, 252 22528 22 2588 825222222 8888 522582 82 222282 528288 252 2552828 528222 82 82 8582822.
29. 5588 825222222 252 2282 82 2252825225 25 5222525 82 252 2552828 82 8582822 882225 82 8225 22 2522.
30. The law of Alabama will govern the interpretation of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have duly affixed their signatures.
SIGNED by ________:
_________________________________
________
____________________
DATE
In the presence of:
_________________________________
WITNESS
_________________________________
WITNESS
SIGNED by ________:
_________________________________
________
______________
DATE
In the presence of:
_________________________________
WITNESS
_________________________________
WITNESS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State:________________________
County: ______________________
I, Attorney, within and for said County and State, do certify that on this day came before me, ________, personally known to me, whose name is signed to the foregoing Separation Agreement and that ________ entered into this Separation Agreement of their own free will and volition without any force or duress by any Party.
Given my hand and seal this _______ day of ___________________, ________.
______________________________
ATTORNEY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State:________________________
County: ______________________
I, Attorney, within and for said County and State, do certify that on this day came before me, ________, personally known to me, whose name is signed to the foregoing Separation Agreement and that ________ entered into this Separation Agreement of their own free will and volition without any force or duress by any Party.
Given my hand and seal this _______ day of ___________________, ________.
______________________________
ATTORNEY
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